contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
something; some kind of; for some reason
how long; how much; to what extent
as you see; as you can see
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
British made; made in Britain
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
smoothly; easily; readily
to gain fame; to make one's name
way of speaking; intimation
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already