glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
now that you say that; now that you mention it
as you are aware; as you know
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
existence; being; presence
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
war; fighting; fierce competition
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
fields (of rice and other crops)
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
postwar period; period after Second World War
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
serious; severe; grave; acute
to fight against; to oppose; to face
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
general; popular; common; typical