to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nowadays; in this day and age
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
important point; strategic position; key point
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
(not) even with; (not) even using
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
period of time; time slot; time zone
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout