north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
genuine article; real thing; real deal
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
such; like that; that sort of; very
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
form; shape; figure; visage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pouring water; flooding; douche
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake