state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
consideration; taking into account
to need; to demand; to take; to require
financier; business leader
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
though; notwithstanding; although
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
each nation; many nations; many countries
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
useless; vain; aimless; idle
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
quotation; citation; reference
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
our country; our land; one's own country
to give vent to (one's feeling); to hint (at something); to intimate; to suggest
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
situation; state of things; current affairs
dealing with; coping with
the present time; current
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable