religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
member of parliament; the elite
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
normalcy; normality; normal
secret art; the mysteries
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
another thing; other things; another man's property
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
about when; about what time; how soon
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
addition; annexation; appendage
small number; few; minority
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to blow off; to be blown off
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
dying; death; dead; useless; damned