association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to arrive; to come to pass
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
preference; priority; precedence
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
in comparison to; rather than
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
and yet; though; when; in spite of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love