unity of church and state
royal castle; imperial castle
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
several years; a few years
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
power; authority; influence
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
environment; surroundings; circumstances
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
town girl; girl raised in a town
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to gather; to collect; to assemble
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
sympathy; compassion; pity
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing