base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
departure; leaving; setting off
to check; to stop; to keep back
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
quantity or volume of water
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to overdo; to do too much
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to get warm; to become warm
good-quality; superior in quality
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
as; because; with; due to
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
how many years; how long; what year
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful