system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
example; illustration; precedent
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
this world; this life; world of the living
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
face; looks; vestiges; trace
many people; a large number of people
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
underground; subterranean
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
determination; resolution
to shake; to waver; to tremble
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons