the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
around the world; throughout the world
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
it is not (like that) either
enumeration; citation; listing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
this world; this life; this generation; present day
name; given name; first name
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
place; situation; position; location
surroundings; environs; circumference
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
several years; a few years
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined