item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
although I say; although one might say; although called
ratification; confirmation
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to pass on an order; to pass the word
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
in history; ever; historical
to push aside; to brush aside
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
cease-fire; truce; armistice
return; relapse; recurrence
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to prevent; to take precautions
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
witnessing; observing; sighting
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
smuggling; contraband trade