here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); 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
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 (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
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
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a 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; second-year kindergarten student
coating of snow; blanket of snow
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
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; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object