to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
each nation; many nations; many countries
headquarters; head office; main office
general manager; director-general
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
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
-less; lacking; non-existing
this is why; this means; it is the case that
gilt; guilt; gilt-edged security; gilt
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
monolith; large slab of rock
consists of; comprises; is made up of
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
legendary beast; magical beast
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like