barrier; checkpoint; checking station
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
existence; being; life; survival
endless; boundless; everlasting
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
(not) a single person; (no) one
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
orphan; person without friends
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
remnants of a defeated army
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
being discriminated against; suffering discrimination; being a victim of discrimination
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
importance; emphasis; stress
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)