world;  society;  life;  lifetime;  age;  era;  reign
 to despair of;  to see the vanity of
 command;  lead;  generalship;  leadership
 tearing;  ripping;  crunching;  munching;  stiff;  starchy;  (working) hard
 important;  momentous;  essential;  principal;  major
 institution;  establishment;  facility;  home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
 100,000;  hundred thousand
 to dominate;  to prevail;  to be superior to;  to get ahead of;  to get the upper hand
 unthinkable;  unexpected;  outrageous;  offensive
 darn it!;  darn!;  oops!;  oh dear!;  oh no!
 elegant;  lively but restrained;  quietly beautiful
 trespassing;  intrusion;  to barge into;  to burst into;  to trespass
 for two people's eyes to meet;  catching someone's eye;  making eye contact;  meeting a person's gaze
 or something;  for instance ... (though there are other suitable options);  ... or ...;  as soon as;  right after;  while still
 affinity;  compatibility;  chemistry (between people)
 to knock (ideas) against each other;  to present competing ideas;  to have a lively exchange of ideas;  to smash together;  to crash into each other;  to throw at each other
 impression given by a painting or image
 young lady of noble birth;  princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.);  girl;  small;  cute; (arch.)  prostitute
 female;  smaller (of the two);  weaker; (arch.)  woman; (arch.)  wife
 thoughtlessness;  indiscretion
 Eh?;  What?;  Come on!;  Damn!
 to be kind to;  to treat kindly
 to give;  to confer;  to bestow;  to kindly do for one;  to oblige;  to favour
 to stop up;  to close up;  to stand in the way;  to obstruct;  to occupy;  to fill up
 to curl oneself up;  to squeeze oneself in;  to be huddled
 repetitious;  long-winded;  heavy (taste);  (overly) rich;  gaudy (colour, design, etc.);  loud
 to find resolution;  to be settled;  to be collected;  to be assembled;  to be well arranged;  to be in order
 to stir;  to mix;  to banter;  to make fun of (what a person says);  to stir up
 to get down to business;  to cut to the chase;  to get straight to the point;  to move on to the main subject
 to play (games, sports);  to enjoy oneself;  to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.);  to be idle;  to do nothing;  to meet up (with friends);  to hang out
 pain;  anguish;  suffering;  duhkha (suffering)
 protection;  defense;  providence;  amulet;  charm
 underhanded;  unfair;  makeshift;  stopgap
 someone else's hands;  someone else's possession;  hand (worker);  aide;  labor;  labour
 to cut up;  to cleave;  to spare (time, money, etc.);  to use part of something; (arch.)  to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
 troop headquarters;  stronghold;  inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
 being settled quickly;  reaching a quick conclusion;  no need to say any more;  no problem
 in that case;  (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
 originally;  by nature;  from the start