duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how many people; a number of people
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to let an opportunity slip
otherwise; or else; if not
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to make one's own; to take possession of
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to watch over; to watch attentively
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
fortifying; fortification
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
site; point on a map; spot
small number; few; minority
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
deep emotion; strong feelings
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)