surroundings; environs; circumference
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
rival; competitor; competition
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
clear; precise; definite; distinct
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
urgency; exigency; emergency
to say; to be called; to do
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
dispute; argument; contention
armaments; military preparations
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
younger half-brother (by a different mother)