familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
window frame; window sill
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
drinking party; get-together
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
general term; generic name
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
literature; books (reference); document
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
tradition; legend; folklore
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
enumeration; citation; listing
popular name; common name; given name
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense