whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
territorial right; dominion
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
historic; historical; traditional
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
under control (e.g. of territory)
possession (esp. of a territory)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rule; reign; government; governing
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
that is to say; so that means
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
cannot be helped; unavoidable