lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
no!; no no!; no, not at all
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
(large) building; public building; hall
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
first shrine visit of the New Year
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
commerce; trade; business
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
going through; going via; going by way of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
archipelago; group of islands
land route; overland route; by land; overland
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
mountain range; mountain belt