elementary; basic; rudimentary
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
urethane foam; polyurethane
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
in history; ever; historical
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
Vlad the Impaler; Vlad Țepeș
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
Western Church; Western Christianity
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)