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
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to have meaning; to be meaningful
ostensible (surface) reason
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
to serve; to work for; to attend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the same generation; coeval
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
coincident with; while; simultaneously
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
generation; the world; the age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
opinion; point of view; visual point
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
system; institution; organization; organisation
I see; that's right; indeed