interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
several hundred; hundreds (of)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
how much; how many; to what extent
clear; precise; definite; distinct
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
desperation; struggle to the death
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
farming; agriculture; cultivation
fertile; rich; productive
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly