effective control (over territory); working control
unproductive; counterproductive
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
bygones; the past; past event
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
physical labor; physical labour; manual work; drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to form a group; to form a bunch
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
lily yarn; handicraft, knitting, etc. thread made of artificial silk
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
amigurumi; knitted or crocheted stuffed toy
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
giant slalom; big rotation
air strike force; bomber squadron
in succession; one after another
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
combat power; fighting strength
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...