century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
specialization; specialisation
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
comparatively; relatively
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
while; during (the time when)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances