head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
federal parliament; federal congress
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
patriarch; head of a family
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
extensive; vast range; wide scope
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
plants and animals; flora and fauna
crops; agricultural produce
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
consists of; comprises; is made up of
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
archipelago; chain of islands
various countries; various regions; various provinces
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
periodic; regular; routine
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
source of river; fountainhead
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar