beautiful woman; (a) beauty
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
few decades; many decades; several decades
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be born; to come into the world
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
national border; provincial border
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to govern; to manage; to subdue
mountain range; mountain belt
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
quarrel; dispute; argument
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
inside; interior; inner part
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
outside the country; abroad