national border; provincial border
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
have to do; must; should; ought to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sense of loss; feeling of loss
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
tool; implement; means; furniture
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
honor; honour; credit; prestige
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
interest; rights; concession
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
mixed race; mixed parentage
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy