change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
certainly; surely; definitely
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
technique; art; skill; move
in a day; in a brief space of time
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(political) power; authority; influence
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this world; this life; world of the living
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
chapter one; first chapter
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
instant; moment; for an instant