commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
people; men and women; each person; everybody
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
magic; sorcery; incantation
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
alteration; falsification; faking
curse; spell; malediction
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
to form a group; to form a bunch
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
indeed; really; truly; very much
serious; not joking; straight
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
prohibition; inhibition; ban