diversion to military use
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
drachma (former currency of Greece); drachma (ancient Greek silver coin or unit of weight)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
President (of China; title used 1912-1924)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
specialization; specialisation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
you (plural); all of you; you all
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law