future (usually near); prospects
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
several people; a few people
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
fifth day of the month; five days
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
demesne; estate; private land; private property
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
Dragon King; promoted rook
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
hot topic; talk of the town
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
all eyes; public attention
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)