to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
attendance; participation; presence
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
declaration of a state of emergency
official announcement; proclamation
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dealing with; coping with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
emergency aid (e.g. disaster relief); humanitarian aid
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
international; diplomatic intercourse
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
passenger; visitor; traveler; traveller
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission