north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
(squad of) police; police force
police officer; policeman; constable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
penalty; sentence; punishment
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
world; society; people; the public
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
snake; serpent; large snake
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
viewer; (television) audience
single word; a few words; brief comment
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes