human being; human; person; character (of a person)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
suddenly; all of a sudden
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
national border; provincial border
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
defense; defence; protection
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
three; three years of age
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
while; even though; despite
to fall into ruin; to be desolated