jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
All Britain (e.g. tournament); All England
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
in terms of; from the point of view of
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
very recently; in the very recent past
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to finish reading; to read through
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
counter for books; volume
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
not limited to; not just ...
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
former years; formerly; a few years ago
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard