rare; strange; odd; peculiar
official name; formal name
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(exercising) the right to command
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
high and low (social standing)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
selection; choice; picking out
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(your) daughter; young woman
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
social; societal; societary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
rather; better; instead; if anything
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
in one's own way or style
soldier; combatant; warrior
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate