continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
whole nation; whole land; whole country
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
relocation (of facilities, an institution, factory, etc.); moving (to a different site)
as a child; when one was a child
exit; way out; outlet; vent
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
check station; checkpoint
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to quicken one's pace (steps)
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
Julian; Julien; Jullian; Jurian
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to speak; to hear a voice
come out!; where are you?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound