above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
local anesthesia; local anaesthesia
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
condition; state (of health); appearance
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
form; shape; figure; visage
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)