tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to be able to manage somehow or another
bearing; heading; point of the compass
migratory bird; bird of passage
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
preliminary arrangements; spade work
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
police officer; policeman; constable
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
true character; real nature
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with