old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
second grade; second class; secondary
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
go that far; to that extent
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
one grade; first-class; primary
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)