north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
start; beginning; first step; clue
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
explosion; rupture; break off
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
standing firm; holding out
declaration; proclamation; announcement
opposite side; opposition
to tower over the surroundings
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
floor space; area (in tsubo)
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves