to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
military man; warrior; soldier
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
northern part; the north (of a region)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
inner castle; main keep; innermost enclosure of a castle
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
place; position; location; position; standing; status
plateau; tableland; eminence
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
snowy; covered in deep snow
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
river; stream; River; the ... river
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
impressions (for a social media post, etc.)