actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
many; much; plenty; hardly
armed might; military power; the sword; force
aggression; invasion; raid
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dukedom; duchy; principality
a few years ago; some years back
annexation; merger; swallowing up
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to take over; to hand over
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
-less; lacking; non-existing
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
impossible to do (although wants to)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
way; method; means; resource; course
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out