many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
difference; variation; difference
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
several times (as large, over)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dukedom; duchy; principality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage