primeval forest; virgin forest
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
just because; even if; even though
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
though; notwithstanding; although
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
queendom; country ruled by a queen
national border; provincial border
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
street; quarter; district; area
too much; excessively; too
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time