to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
one day; (on) a certain day
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
family; relatives; dependents; household
very; much; greatly; a lot of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
same; similar; (just) like; equal
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
choices; alternatives; options
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
un-; non-; negative prefix
one's earthly existence; living under heaven
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
the other day; a few days ago
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
somewhere to go; place to go
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain belt
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
food of the mountains (wild game, mountain vegetables, mushrooms, etc.); fruits of the land
to subsist; to keep on living
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty