race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
during imprisonment; while in jail
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to investigate; to examine
separate case; another matter
to palm off; to force a sale
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
sword skills; swordsmanship
system; organization; organisation; architecture
extract; excerpt; selection
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
technical skill; ability; capacity
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
quiet; still; surreptitious
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
poor physical health; bad shape
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
being in school; being a student of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
have to do; must; should; ought to
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
main school; principal school; this school; our school
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person