north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
midsummer (late July through early August); dog days (of summer); final 18 days of each season on the traditional solar calendar
blistering heat; "major heat" solar term (approx. July 23)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
every year; yearly; annually
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to get angry; to lose one's temper
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
about when; about what time; how soon
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to pass each other; to cross paths
to be busy at work; to work diligently
with a start; with a jump
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
later on; eventually; afterwards
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to