country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
comfort; consolation; diversion
like this; this sort; this way
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
form of government; system of government; polity
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
plural; multiple; several
(political) power; authority; influence
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
event; phenomenon; matter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to bring; to take; to bring about
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
decrease; reduction; decline
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply