beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
northern part; the north (of a region)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
main theater of war; principal battlefield
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
right of succession; right to the throne
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
each nation; many nations; many countries
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
chief; main; principal; important
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
mountain climbing; mountaineering
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
jumping about; rampancy; domination
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to set a watch; to post guards
falling asleep; going to sleep
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream