to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
banning of books; banned book
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
development; exploitation
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
refining; refinement; smelting; training
various medicines; medical treatment; supper in a Zen temple; rice porridge served for supper in a Zen temple
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
in its entirety; whole; wholly
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of