acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
national border; provincial border
near; nearby; not far off
going through; going via; going by way of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
pasture; grassland; meadow
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
agricultural community; farm village; rural
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
great difference; big difference; wide margin
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
both hands; both arms; ten
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all