centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
region; limits; stage; level
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
three; three years of age
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
right (to do something); authority; power
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
election; selection; choice
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
rule; reign; government; governing
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pile up; to accumulate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to accept; to receive; to agree
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority