prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around
firm; strong; solid; stable
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foreign enemy; outside invader
defense; defence; defensive preparations
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
interior; inside; internal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
on the occasion of; at the time of
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea