(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
almost; roughly; approximately
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
general idea; concept; notion
(religious) faith; belief; creed
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
older sister; elder sister
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
contradiction; inconsistency
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
under control (e.g. of territory)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; practice; convention; precedent
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
rule; reign; peaceful times
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
(political) power; authority; influence
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
cut; reduction; curtailment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of