cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northern part; the north (of a region)
village; hamlet; settlement
powerful family; powerful clan
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
enemy territory; hostile place
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
on the way back; returning
bodily sensation; sense; experience
want to ... do something; would like to ...
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
looking away; looking aside
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck