bored; having nothing to do; idle
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
fine weather; fair weather
to watch steadily; to stare
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
inspection; examination; check
one's family; family member
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
document; official papers
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
government; administration
occupation; calling; livelihood
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
(present) head of a family
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution