to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
as you see; as you can see
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
fort; stronghold; fortification
detour; circumvention; turning movement
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
instead; but (on the other hand)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
how; in what way; by what means
small fraction; small proportion
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
strictly; severely; rigidly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
eternal; unlimited; endless
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
going straight on; going straight ahead
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to have meaning; to be meaningful
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...