north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
New Castle; Newcastle (Australia)
place; placing (a ball when taking relief); European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to the right (in location); right of center (politically); somewhat rightist; right-leaning
to the left (in location); left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
how; in what way; by what means
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
have to do; must; should; ought to
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
repellent force; resiliency; elasticity
general public; the masses
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of a country; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
source of information; intelligence source; message source
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like