old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
movie; film; motion picture
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(national) capital (city); metropolis
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
border (between countries); national border
war; fighting; fierce competition
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
country; territory; domain; realm
plural; multiple; plural (number)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
lookout post; observation point
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
I see; that's right; indeed
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well