tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
charm; incantation; spell; curse
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
family; relatives; dependents; household
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
upper floor (of a building)
night watch; night guard; night shift
interior design; interior; upholstery
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
enemy territory; hostile place
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large