experience; history; record; career
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
isolation; being alone; being friendless
since; henceforth; ever since
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
long (time that has passed); old (story)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
party; set; gang; company; person
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to need; to call for; to require
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
contract; compact; agreement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)