merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
contradiction; inconsistency
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
myself; yourself; I; me; you
since when; from when; how long
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be dead; to be lifeless
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
alone; by oneself; on one's own
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
event; phenomenon; matter
to have meaning; to be meaningful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
invitation; introduction; temptation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think