living; lifestyle; living room
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
donor; contributor; provider
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to attack; to assault; to assail
aggression; invasion; raid
war; fighting; fierce competition
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to be silent; to say nothing
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
each nation; many nations; many countries
official name; formal name
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do