to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to watch intently; to stare
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
the matter you have been talking about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northeastern part; the northeast
place; situation; position; location
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
almost; roughly; approximately
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
mountain range; mountain belt
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect