center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
stack; stack (data structure); getting stuck (in snow, mud, etc.; of a vehicle)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to settle (in a place); to settle down
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
imagination; supposition; guess
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
war clouds; threat of war
precipice; cliff; flat head
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to go past; to pass; to pass by
countries; (various) nations
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
urban area; urban district
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to keep away; to keep at a distance
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
workshop; studio; atelier