this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to revere; to respect; to worship
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
mission; delegation; transmission
three generations; three periods; third generation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
southern part; the south (of a region)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
indicates emotion and emphasis
whole nation; whole land; whole country
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
Asian countries; Asian nations
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
natural disaster; cataclysm
disturbance; trouble; dispute
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
custom; practice; convention; precedent
cooperation; collaboration
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge