community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
the same; the said; likewise
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
the last moment; the very end
property; fortune; assets
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
chemical substances; chemicals
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control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to press a question; to cross-examine
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of