to crowd; to flock; to swarm
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
voyage; passage; travelling
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
senior high school; high school
world history; international history
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
Japanese history; history of Japan
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
possession; occupation; occupancy
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
construction at top speed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
combat ship; combat vessel
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)