to pass (of time);  to elapse
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 messenger;  envoy;  emissary
 to visit;  to call on;  to pay a visit to
 pardon;  forgiveness;  exemption;  permission
 several years;  a few years
 armed might;  military power;  the sword;  force
 dominion;  territory;  possession
 expansion;  extension;  enlargement;  escape;  ESC
 dispute;  strife;  quarrel;  dissension;  conflict;  rivalry
 suddenly;  abruptly;  unexpectedly
 ambition;  aspiration;  sinister designs;  treachery
 to be grounded on;  to be based on;  to be due to;  to originate from
 domination;  rule;  direction;  management;  control (e.g. over one's emotions);  determining (e.g. one's fate)
 often;  again and again;  over and over again;  repeatedly;  frequently
 disturbance;  riot;  mayhem
 at once;  immediately;  right away;  directly (face, lead to, etc.);  automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
 military forces;  hosts;  troops
 extinguishing a fire;  (Edo-period) fireman
 remnants;  survivors;  refugees;  pocket (of resistance)
 influence;  power;  might;  strength;  potency;  force
 to be related;  to be connected;  to be joined together;  to result in;  to lead to;  to bring about
 live coals (for firelighting);  cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.);  trigger
 here and there;  all around;  everywhere;  to get things in the wrong order (back to front);  to become muddled up
 for example;  for instance;  e.g.
 beginning of the year;  new year;  New Year's call;  New Year's greetings
 celebration;  congratulations
 a (short) time;  a while;  one time (in the past);  a period; (arch.)  two-hour period
 illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold);  disease;  bad habit;  bad behaviour;  crazy;  insane
 to lie down;  to retire;  to go to bed (with an illness)
 to inform;  to notify;  to know;  to reign
 to permit;  to allow;  to forgive;  to pardon;  to exempt (someone) from;  to remit;  to acknowledge
 smallness;  small item;  short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days);  elementary school;  smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name);  inferior;  younger (of two people with the same name)
 present condition;  existing state;  status quo;  current state
 to produce;  to yield;  to cause;  to result from;  to arise;  to be generated
 suddenly;  all of a sudden
 to visit;  to call on;  to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.);  to come; (arch.)  to make a sound; (arch.)  to send a letter
 relation;  relationship;  participation;  involvement;  influence;  effect
 (suffer) deterioration;  growing worse;  aggravation;  degeneration;  corruption