charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit
servant; manservant; menial
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
continuation; succession; series
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
reigning; controlling; dictating
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
student in a lower grade; underclassman
election; selection; choice
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
eccentric; crank; oddball
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to get one's head around; to think about
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
winning in a flash; instant defeat
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls