neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
while; during; while; although; all; both
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; situation; position; location
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
consideration; taking into account
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
country; territory; domain; realm
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...