world situation; world affairs
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
headquarters; head office; main office
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
group; bunch; crowd; group
dukedom; duchy; principality
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
end of war; cessation of hostilities
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
interference; intervention; meddling
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
system; institution; organization; organisation
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
generation; lifetime; age
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
long (time); protracted; prolonged
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank