absolute monarch;  despot;  autocrat;  tyrant
 system;  organization;  organisation;  imperial command;  laws;  regulation
 country;  state;  region;  national government;  central government;  home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.)  province (of Japan)
 center;  centre;  middle;  -centered;  -centred;  -focused
 to move;  to stir;  to operate;  to run;  to make a move;  to take action;  to be touched
 as;  because;  with;  due to
 direct control;  direct supervision
 width;  breadth;  freedom (e.g. of thought);  latitude;  gap;  difference (e.g. in price)
 to bring out (the effect of);  to put to good use;  to make use of (e.g. threats);  to use (tact, wit, etc.);  to exercise;  to display
 to reach the point that;  to come to be that;  to turn into
 to finish;  to stop;  to close (a business, etc.);  to close down;  to put away;  to put back
 engine;  agency;  organisation;  system;  facility
 indicates word or phrase being defined;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  with;  (not) as much as;  (not) so much as;  the fact that
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 unable to do (as one wishes);  able to do only with great effort;  almost impossible to do;  beyond one's control;  not always turning out as one wishes;  not going the way one wants it to
 harmful effect;  harmful influence;  evil practice;  abuse;  malady
 form;  shape;  figure;  visage
 to appear;  to come in sight;  to become visible;  to be expressed (e.g. emotions);  to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
 the other day;  a few days ago
 basin (e.g. between mountains)
 war;  battle;  campaign; (arch.)  troops; (arch.)  forces
 state of affairs (around you);  situation;  circumstances
 things like;  something like;  someone like;  such a thing as;  (the fact) that;  to think that
 to weigh on one's mind;  to bother one;  to be interested (in);  to be curious (about);  to feel like (doing);  to feel inclined to
 (for something) to have occurred;  to have done (something);  (for something) to happen on occasion
 (not) even once;  (not) ever
 few;  a little;  scarce;  insufficient;  seldom
 there is no need to ...;  never happens;  there is never a time when
 another;  different;  something else
 for example;  for instance;  e.g.
 to afflict;  to torment;  to harass;  to molest
 to cease;  to stop;  to be over
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
 relation;  relationship;  participation;  involvement;  influence;  effect
 long (distance, length);  long (time);  protracted;  prolonged