standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
ignorant of the ways of the world
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
small; fine; detailed; stingy
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
fake passport; forged passport
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
re-entry (into a country)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
armed might; military power; the sword; force
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
peace conference; peace talks
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument