congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
direct control; direct supervision
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
production (e.g. play); direction
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
superhero in a tokusatsu TV show (e.g. Ultraman, Kamen Rider)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
blouson; jacket gathered at the waist
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses