to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
pupil; disciple; follower
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
best pupil; leading disciple
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
curse; spell; malediction
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
legendary beast; magical beast
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
influence; effect; impact
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
nothing but; except; no more than
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to go out and away; to leave
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both