import; importation; introduction; afferent
government office; government agency; authorities
principle; theory; fundamental truth
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
wringer (clothes); squeezer (fruit, etc.); press (grapes, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
around the world; throughout the world
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Europe and America; the West
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting something into production
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
position; location; base; point; site
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get strong; to gain strength
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
making efficient; optimization
government office; public office
January; first month of the lunar calendar
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
traditional; conventional
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law