opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
whispering; murmuring; subdued
such ... as; or some such
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
hardcore crowd; people who take their hobby or interest very seriously
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
curse; spell; malediction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
for example; for instance; e.g.
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
vivid; gorgeous; resplendent beauty; bright
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
form; shape; figure; visage
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
scene; sight; scenario; setting