modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
ruler and ruled; master and servant
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to intend; to be sure that
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
white sauce; béchamel sauce
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to forget completely; to leave behind
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls