fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
riding together; riding with
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to face on; to look out on to
going straight on; going straight ahead
to go past; to pass; to pass by
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
town; city; municipal; urban
outside of; not covered by
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
river; stream; River; the ... river
discovery; detection; finding
royal capital; imperial capital
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to be helpful; to be useful
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
kindness; intimacy; friendship
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship