many; numerous; various; large number of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
single word; a few words; brief comment
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to exaggerate; to overstate
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)