king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
portrait; likeness; picture
history; pedigree; lineage
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
all eyes; public attention
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
ratio; proportion; percentage
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
monetary system; currency system
establishment; settlement
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
beyond that point; after that
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)