solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
rule; reign; government; governing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
fertile; productive; fruitful
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
gem; jewel; precious stone
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish