country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
war; fighting; fierce competition
starvation; famine; hunger
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
good feeling; feeling good
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
surely; certainly; without doubt
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
quarrel; dispute; argument
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ago; since; before; previous
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to be silent; to say nothing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my