historic; historical; traditional
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
to look down on; to make light of
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
assertion; declaration; affirmation
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
reason; cause; circumstances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
that is to say; so that means
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
greedy; avaricious; covetous
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
hostility; animosity; enmity
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course