change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(political) power; authority; influence
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
depravity; corruption; degradation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
children's story; fairy tale
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take someone's life; to kill someone
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
disciple; pupil; follower
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
memory; sense; experience
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to kill; to choke the life out of
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
several hundred; hundreds (of)
thousands; several thousand
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force