obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
cruise; navigation; sailing
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
unheard-of; unprecedented
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
nothing but; none other than
personal; individual; private
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
national defence; national defense
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
mountain range; mountain belt
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
land route; overland route; by land; overland
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
aggression; invasion; raid
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)