culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
accumulation; accumulate; store
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
modern person; people of today
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to concern; to be related
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to crouch; to squat; to cower
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
wherein; therein; thereinto
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge