long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
purposeful; purposive; intentional
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
growing wild (naturally); native
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(not so) much; (not) very
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
human relations; personal relationships
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
hundred days; lengthy time
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering