to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
life; living; I; me; student
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
place; situation; position; location
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dominion; territory; possession
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
the Big Three (countries)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
every place; various places
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
society; public; community; social studies
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
rule; reign; government; governing
management; administration; operation
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
home area; home town; local
locational advantage; advantageous position
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway