border (between countries); national border
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
hostile relations; hostile relationship
on countless occasions; many a time
military conflict; armed conflict
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
direct control; direct supervision
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
primeval forest; virgin forest
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
area; region; district; locality
scale; scope; plan; structure
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
besides; in addition; also; moreover
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
nothing but; except; no more than
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4