empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
(exercising) the right to command
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
belligerence; fighting spirit
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
postwar period; period after Second World War
east, west, south and north
planned; scheduled; systematic
fortifying; fortification
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
more than anything; above all else
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
number two; mistress; concubine