Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
dozens; scores of; decades
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
possession (esp. of a territory)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
time; hour; period; class
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
just past noon; afternoon
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)