hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
symptomatic therapy; makeshift solution
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
the same; the said; likewise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
but; however; provided that
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
protracted war; war of attrition
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.)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
single word; a few words; brief comment
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge