one's own work; making by oneself
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ingredient; component; composition
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
southern part; the south (of a region)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
cannibalism; anthropophagism
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
worthless; pointless; useless
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intelligence agency; secret service
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
suddenly; all of a sudden
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert