to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
monolith; large slab of rock
don't you think?; indicates question
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
the relation of master to servant
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
allegiance; obedience; submission
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...