sphere; circle; range; category
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
on the sea; surface of the sea
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get scarce; to run short
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
charcoal; charred remains
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
country; territory; domain; realm
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
each nation; many nations; many countries
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that country; (arch.) nirvana
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
single word; a few words; brief comment
although I say; although one might say; although called
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
rise and fall; ups and downs
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you