district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mining; digging; working (a mine)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
still; even now; to this day
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
pride; dignity; self-respect