the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
final; eventual; ultimate
present (brought by a visitor); gift
farming; agriculture; cultivation
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
commander; commanding officer; CO
in the midst of the enemy
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
conference room; council room
(I) found it; (I) found you
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
yoke; constraints; oppression
light of wisdom (when nearing nirvana); silent illumination; paradise; nirvana
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
fortress; stronghold; citadel
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process