something like ...; something called ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
central city; major city (in a region)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
source of information; intelligence source; message source
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
relatively; comparatively
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to employ; to hire; to charter
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
royal capital; imperial capital
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
after that; afterwards; thereafter
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
dominion; territory; possession
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
military force; military strength
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
both; both sides; both parties