prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
environmental problem; environmental issue
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
bravery; courage; heroism
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
number of words; vocality
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
like this; in this way; as you see
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
magician; conjurer; illusionist
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
everybody; every last one of them; all
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness