to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
large build; large pattern
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
question; inquiry; enquiry
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
one day; (on) a certain day
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to settle (in a place); to settle down
many; numerous; various; large number of
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe