world; society; people; the public
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
(social) position; status
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
single word; a few words; brief comment
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
counter for generations; epoch
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)