day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to pass (of time); to elapse
(national) capital (city); metropolis
the Alps; range of high mountains
in the mountains; among the mountains
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
being under military occupation
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
because of; owing to; due to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
such; like that; that sort of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity