construction; architecture (of buildings)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to bring; to take; to bring about
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
under control (e.g. of territory)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
battlefield; battleground
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to repeat; to be frequent
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
helping hand; help; support; aid
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
originally; by nature; from the start