fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
town; city; municipal; urban
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
defense capability; defence capability
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
fortress; stronghold; citadel
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
simply; merely; only; solely
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions