name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
calamity; disaster; accident
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
war; fighting; fierce competition
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
tenth day of the month; ten days
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough