pioneer; settler; colonist
chief of staff (esp. of US president)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
sad to say; how sad; alas
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
loser; defeated person; the defeated
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
high; noble; refined; advanced
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
out of character; unlike one
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; spectacle; sight; view
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits