request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
information; news; report; reward; retribution
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
beginning (of a century, etc.)
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
what is called; what they call; so-called
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
cabinet (of a government); ministry
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
house where one was born; one's parents' house
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
go that far; to that extent
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
various countries; various regions; various provinces