one's possessions; ownership
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
each nation; many nations; many countries
settlement; solution; resolution
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)