settlement; permanent residency
selection; choice; option
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
commander; commanding officer; CO
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
soldier; combatant; warrior
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.