(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
destruction; collapse; crumbling
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
discovery; detection; finding
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
home area; home town; local
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to be intimate with; to befriend
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to unfold; to unroll; to open
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(United States of) America; USA
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
news; word; tidings; omen