extreme north; North Pole
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
all night; throughout the night
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
trouble; quarrel; dispute
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
incident; affair; happening; event
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
at that time; in those days
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary