barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
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
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
needless to say; obviously; of course
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
written report to the gods; imperial edict; written appeal to a superior
urgency; exigency; emergency
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to need; to demand; to take; to require
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
enemy territory; hostile place
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
in the meanwhile; during the time
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
useless; vain; aimless; idle
traffic; coming and going; highway
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
together; mutually; fellow
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)