series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
survival; survivor; relic
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
form; shape; figure; morph
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
for example; for instance; e.g.
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
diverse; various; wide-ranging
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
school building; schoolhouse
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
temporary; transitory; short-lived
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
short pause; short interval
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about