substitution; replacement; shifting; change
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to finger; to tamper (with)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
our country; our land; one's own country
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
same village; same town; same province
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
agreement; assent; Norway
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to arrive home; to return
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to play a leading role; to play a central part
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)