under control (e.g. of territory)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
national border; provincial border
defense; defence; protection
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
chance (of success); odds
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
this world; this life; world of the living
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
reason; cause; history; origin
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
instead; but (on the other hand)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to accept; to receive; to agree
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive