group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
individual; private person; personal; natural person
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
simply; merely; only; solely
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
mountain range; mountain belt
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to order; to command; to appoint
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
failure; mistake; blunder
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
chance; opportunity; occasion