shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
it is not (like that) either
enumeration; citation; listing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
name; given name; first name
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
place; situation; position; location
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
several years; a few years
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
power; authority; jurisdiction
when it becomes; when it comes to
advanced level; high grade; senior
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)