incident; affair; happening; event
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
kind-hearted; benevolence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
natural disaster; cataclysm
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
while; even though; despite
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
is something that; is that which
anything and everything; just about everything
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
ringleader; accomplished villain
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
though; notwithstanding; although
Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)