same village; same town; same province
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
commander; commanding officer; CO
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
advanced level; high grade; senior
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
several people; a few people
being adopted into the family of one's bride
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
established fact; fait accompli
distinction; discrimination
interrupting a game; time out
Gothic (style); Gothic (typeface)
historic; historical; traditional
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese