as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
bisection; dividing equally
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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)
dominion; territory; possession
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
adds force or indicates command
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
the people; citizens; the populace
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
as (for); for; in the capacity of
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
this world; this life; world of the living