one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
people; men and women; each person; everybody
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look upwards; to look up
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of