country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
while; during; while; although; all; both
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to face on; to look out on to
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
home area; home town; local
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
border (between countries); national border
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible