to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
dozens; scores of; decades
group; bunch; crowd; group
general term; generic name
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
rule; reign; government; governing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
such; like that; that sort of
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
border (between countries); national border
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rest; break; recess; intermission
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
for example; for instance; e.g.
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots