laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
armed forces; battle troops
world history; international history
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
what's what; heads or tails
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
outbreak of war; starting a war
person of high rank or position
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
somehow; for some reason or other
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
variation; rogue (something)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
Japanese person; Japanese people
one's home country; one's homeland
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
speech; expression; wording; language
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
divide into four pieces; one fourth