southern part; the south (of a region)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
national border; provincial border
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
combination; union; binding; bond
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
main cause; primary factor
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
action of making something; -ification
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
comparatively; relatively
wounded person; casualty; injured person
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
defense; defence; protection
center; centre; metropolis
killing and wounding; bloodshed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
major war; great war; world war