party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
at that time; in those days
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
of course; certainly; naturally
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
extensive knowledge; erudition
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
study; diligence; discount; reduction
comparatively; relatively