north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
border (between countries); national border
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
product; produce; result; fruit
export; exportation; efferent
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to lead a life; to live a life
progress; advance; improvement; development
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
one day; (on) a certain day
to escape from; to get out
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
cooking; food preparation
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
instructor; advisor; adviser
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show