necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
contradiction; inconsistency
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
kind; sort; species; species
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
such; like that; that sort of
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
Shangri La (from Lost Horizon, 1933 novel by James Hilton); Shangri-La
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
deadly serious; deadly earnest
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
else; in addition; besides
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
although I say; although one might say; although called
legacy; inheritance; bequest; legacy (system)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
cheap edition; low-priced edition; popular edition
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
omitting; excluding; leaving out; disqualification