nothing but; except; no more than
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
step; stride; counter for steps
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
not caring; not giving a damn
rather; better; instead; if anything
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
slope; slanting surface; bevel
many; much; plenty; hardly
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top