(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
(divine) providence; dispensation
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)