art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
founder; originator; pioneer
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
cooperation; collaboration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
establishment; settlement
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
profitable plan; good plan
spare time; free time; leisure time
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
grasp; catch; understanding
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
tradition; legend; folklore
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
armaments; military preparations
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge