to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
legendary beast; magical beast
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
border (between countries); national border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
pride; boast; credit (to)
people; citizens; subjects; folk