north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
mechanism; organization; organisation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
motive power; driving force
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
internal combustion engine
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
pulsation; pulsatory motion
opening fully; full throttle; full power
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
the same generation; coeval
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything