to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
street; quarter; district; area
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
legendary beast; magical beast
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
correction; revision; amendment
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
sea of fire; sea of flame
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
contest; comparison; competition
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
fair; exhibition; exposition
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
several years; a few years
succession; continuation; series; sequence
grasp; catch; understanding
all; entire; whole; altogether
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name