national border; provincial border
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
split; division; break up
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
treating someone like a child
one by one; one at a time; in turn
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
tall figure; high stature
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to go out and away; to leave
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
inspection; examination; survey
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
literature; books (reference); document
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
principle; theory; fundamental truth