prefectural border; prefectural boundary
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bring; to take; to bring about
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
personification; impersonation; embodiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
those (near the second person)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
than; from; out of; except; but; more
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
environment; circumstance
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
function; facility; faculty; feature
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
dealing with; coping with
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
fourth day of the month; four days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite