whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to compete with; to vie for
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
under control (e.g. of territory)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
inscrutable; incomprehensible
how many years; how long; what year
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
to collect; to assemble; to gather
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
freedom; free man; free woman