each nation; many nations; many countries
support; backing; aid; assistance
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
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
reason; cause; circumstances
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
negotiations; discussions; connection
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
consideration; taking into account
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
chief; main; principal; major