birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
secret story; unknown episode
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
border area; border zone; borderland
battlefield; battleground
March; third month of the lunar calendar
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
January; first month of the lunar calendar
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to manage a state; to govern a country
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to provide; to arrange; to install
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate