cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
exercise to help digestion
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
button (clothing); push-button; button
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
still; even now; to this day
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
basin (e.g. between mountains)
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to face on; to look out on to