east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
central part; heart (of a city)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
form; shape; figure; visage
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
in order; in turn; one by one
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
coating of snow; blanket of snow
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone