today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
system; organization; organisation; architecture
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
besides; in addition; also; moreover
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
interference; intervention; meddling
countries; (various) nations
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy