war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
administration; government; administrator; governor
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
increase (in an amount of money)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
good; goodness; right; virtue
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
too many to count; too numerous to mention
Carlson; Carlsson; Carlzon; Karlson
military service; conscription
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
narrow eyes; fine texture
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
priest soldier; warrior monk
in name but not in reality
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
conferring of decorations
exemption; exoneration; discharge
(not) a single person; (no) one
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent