as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
besides; in addition; also; moreover
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sense of values; values; value system
other side; opposite side; other party
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
commandant; commanding officer; general
northern part; the north (of a region)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
plural; multiple; several
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
armed group; armed insurgents
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
many; much; plenty; hardly