country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
historic; historical; traditional
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
ago; since; before; previous
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to manage a state; to govern a country
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
system; institution; organization; organisation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to accept; to receive; to agree
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
society; public; community; social studies
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
age of majority; age of adulthood
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unfairness; injustice; partiality
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling