such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
existence; being; presence
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
occurrence; happening; incident; event
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to order; to command; to appoint
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
February; second month of the lunar calendar
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
10th day of the month; ten days
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game