(social) class; rank; grade
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
royalty and titled nobility
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
authority; power; function
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
instead; but (on the other hand)
the same; the said; likewise
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
division; section; classification; sorting; division
3000; three thousand; many
ancient times; prehistoric times
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
moving tale; impressive tale
taste; flavor; taste; liking
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for (some) doubtful points to remain
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence