companion; follower; attendant; retinue
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
last night; yesterday evening
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
nothing in particular; none in particular
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
smooth (i.e. without problems)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
foreign; abroad; overseas
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
movie set; filming location
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
muddiness; murkiness; impurity (of the world, one's heart, etc.); dakuten (diacritic indicating a voiced consonant); unrefined sake
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting