continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
aggression; invasion; raid
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Island; insula; island; islet
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
the Industrial Revolution
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
that; the matter in question
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration