to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
difference; variation; difference
much less; to say nothing of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
while; during (the time when)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to rule; to govern; to administer
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to govern; to manage; to subdue
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in comparison to; rather than
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more