fort; stronghold; fortification
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
and then; and so; and; so then
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
interest; rights; concession
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
entire world; whole world; world stage
base; basis; bedrock; platform
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
among these; between these; of these
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
the whole nation; everyone in the country
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
only recently; just of late
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number