solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fortress; stronghold; citadel
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
inside; interior; inner part
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
rule; reign; government; governing
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
rule; reign; peaceful times
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
official announcement; proclamation
to ask a question; to ask questions
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.