(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to revere; to respect; to worship
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
source of revenue; financial supporter
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
one by one; one after another; successively
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be helpful; to be useful
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
(period of) a year; during an era
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
military force; military strength
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
strong interaction; strong force
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle