first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
Island; insula; island; islet
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
government; administration
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to be surprised; to be astonished
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
national defence forces; national security forces
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to bring; to take; to bring about
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
than; from; out of; except; but; more
preference; priority; precedence
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen