people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to get between; to be caught in
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
only recently; just of late
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
in comparison to; rather than