self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
independent state; independent nation
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
craving; longing; thirsting
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
successive generations; successive emperors
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to