shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
distant land; remote location; distant province
base (military, expedition, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
burlesque; low comedy; farce
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(political) power; authority; influence
mechanism; organization; organisation
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
rule; reign; government; governing
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(religious) faith; belief; creed