to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
you could say; you might say; verging on the
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
predecessor; people of former times
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
cannot be compared with; no match for
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
respect and affection; love and respect
classification; categorization; sorting
(social) class; rank; grade
wherein; therein; thereinto
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
hard struggle; strenuous effort
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; regardless of
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to come from; to have roots in
to sprout; to put forth buds
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
making a joint signature or seal
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)