surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
retention; maintenance; preservation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
terrain; geographical features; topography
aggression; invasion; raid
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to manage a state; to govern a country
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rule; reign; government; governing
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be the ruin of (a person)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
please; somehow or other; one way or another
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
process; course; mechanism
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once