chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
eastern part; the east (of a region)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
one by one; one after another; successively
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
at that time; in those days
like this; this sort; this way
historical context; historical background
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
time; season; period; phase; stage
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
smuggling; contraband trade