grim; stern; stark; heartless
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
the other day; a few days ago
long military service; having experienced many battles
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
founder; originator; pioneer
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
piling up; multiple layers
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
ultimate; final; last; eventual
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to fight against; to oppose; to face
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
older sister; elder sister
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
for example; for instance; e.g.
reaching; attaining; arrival