prefecture (Japan);  county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.);  department (France);  province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
 to straddle;  to sit astride;  to mount;  to extend over;  to spread over;  to span
 whole;  entirety;  whatever (is the matter)
 to support;  to prop;  to sustain;  to hold at bay;  to stem;  to check
 bottom of the ocean;  seafloor;  seabed;  undersea;  submarine
 plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
 interior;  inside;  internal
 to sink (into);  to get depressed
 various;  varied;  diverse;  all sorts of
 site;  point on a map;  spot
 observation;  survey;  measurement;  opinion;  prediction;  thinking
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 how long;  how far;  how much
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 expectation;  anticipation;  prediction;  forecast;  conjecture
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 to say;  to utter;  to name;  to call;  to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping");  to make a noise
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 day;  days;  sun;  sunshine;  (the) day;  daytime;  date
 this;  this one;  this person;  now;  this point (in time);  here;  used to stress the subject of a sentence
 island;  one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang);  one's turf
 influence;  effect;  to influence;  to affect;  to have an influence on
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 Japan Coast Guard (formerly Maritime Safety Agency)
 direct;  immediate;  personal;  firsthand
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 than;  from;  out of;  except;  but;  more
 accurate;  correct;  precise;  exact
 numerical value;  numerics;  reading (on a meter, etc.)
 prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government);  premier;  leading;  overseeing;  leader
 anyhow;  at any rate;  anyway;  somehow or other;  generally speaking;  in any case
 immediately;  right away;  at once;  instantly
 crisis;  critical situation;  emergency;  pinch
 measure;  step;  countermeasure;  counterplan;  countermove;  strategy
 to come alive;  to get going;  to start to move
 although I say;  although one might say;  although called
 leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef);  omakase
 if it is the case that ...