continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
reigning; controlling; dictating
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; circumstance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
pride; boast; credit (to)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
under control (e.g. of territory)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
rule; reign; government; governing
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby