religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
extensive knowledge; erudition
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
digression; many divergences
representative; exemplary; model
aviator; flying ace; birdman
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
tide; current; tendency; trend
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
on countless occasions; many a time
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
possession; retention; maintenance
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused