country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
just a minute; small quantity
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
too much; excessively; too
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
function; facility; faculty; feature
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
this is why; this means; it is the case that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?