prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
financial power; financial means; wealth
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
such ... as; or some such
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
king; monarch; ruler; champion
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
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
national border; provincial border
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
competing; competition; auction
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
function; facility; faculty; feature
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
though; notwithstanding; although
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
suddenly; all of a sudden
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy