government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
real thing; original; actual
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
extract; excerpt; selection
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
several years; a few years
price; cost; value; worth; value
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
drought; long spell of dry weather
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
price increase; rise in price
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(some) more; even more; longer; further