northern part; the north (of a region)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
to tighten; to press hard
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
extermination; annihilation
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
wandering; rambling; roaming
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
cooking; food preparation
energy; vitality; mental determination
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
sudden drop; precipitous slope
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little