steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
such; like that; that sort of; very
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
complete; whole; perfect; safe
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
while; during (the time when)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to repeat; to do something over again
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
patriarch; head of a family