elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(political) power; authority; influence
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
commencing with; including
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
surroundings; environs; circumference
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief