to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
transactions; dealings; business
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
in unison; as one; united
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
departure; leaving; setting off
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit