the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
opposite side; other side
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
scandal; deplorable event
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
messenger; envoy; emissary
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
weird; disgusting; sickening
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; function; office; mission; task