race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
existence; being; presence
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
countries; (various) nations
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
territory; domain; dominion; possession