large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
support; backing; aid; assistance
to have a talk; to tell a story
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to take over; to hand over
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
having gone too far to turn back
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
use; utilization; utilisation; application
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
host country (e.g. for a conference)
Europe and America; the West
three; three years of age
district; section; sector
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
each nation; many nations; many countries
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid