that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
national border; provincial border
to face on; to look out on to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
detour; circumvention; turning movement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
one's own army; one's own team
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
northern part; the north (of a region)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
of course; certainly; naturally
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise