government; administration
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
I see; that's right; indeed
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
triangle; triangular shape
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be smeared; to be covered
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
beginning; outset; first; onset
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference