(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be appointed to a rank
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
connection; link; relationship
to concern; to be related
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be in danger of; to be liable to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
general; popular; common; typical