fortified city; walled city
fertile; rich; productive
basin (e.g. between mountains)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
800,000; eight hundred thousand
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
possession (esp. of a territory)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
forcibly; by force; against one's will
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
hiving off; swarming; dividing a fief
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to distribute; to hand out
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
besides; furthermore; moreover
self-; from (a time or place)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor