counter for generations; epoch
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to concern; to be related
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
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
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
acceleration; speeding up
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
imagination; supposition; guess
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
discipline; punishment; reprimand
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
several people; a few people
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
very interesting; of great interest
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be helpful; to be useful
question; inquiry; enquiry