self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
place; position; location; position; standing; status
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
command; lead; generalship; leadership
each; (arch.) you (plural)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
going through; going via; going by way of
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
influence; effect; impact
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
festival merrymaking; revelry
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
historical; traditional; historic
to give a glance (at); to take one look at