position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
being very busy; busyness
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
our country; our land; one's own country
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to glare at each other; to confront each other
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
great war; great battle; world war
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable