technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
I see; that's right; indeed
possession; retention; maintenance
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
reason; cause; circumstances
if it is the case that ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
study; diligence; discount; reduction
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be exhausted; to be worn out
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to