to pass (of time); to elapse
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
every evening; every night
attack; assault; attempt; try
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to serve; to work for; to attend
river; stream; River; the ... river
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
another's parent; another's parents
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
shopping; purchased goods
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)