if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
place; situation; position; location
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
innumerable; countless; numberless
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
form; shape; figure; visage
if it is the case that ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
people; men and women; each person; everybody
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
people; citizens; subjects; folk