to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
pieces; scraps; disconnected
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
don't worry; no worries; never mind
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
ghoul; corpse-eating demon
vetala; corpse demon; corpse ghost; ghoul
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to form a group; to form a bunch
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
just the other day; quite recently
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case