have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
terrain; geographical features; topography
local specialty; special product (of a region)
every place; various places
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
people; citizens; subjects; folk
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
presence (impressive quality)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
maid; helper; help; assistance
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
composite; combined; complex
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
around the world; throughout the world
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
negotiations; discussions; connection
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)