to bring; to take; to bring about
esophagus; gullet; esophageal
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
ostensible (surface) reason
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
grasp; catch; understanding
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
preface; introduction; preamble
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
uniform management; uniform control; to control centrally; to manage centrally; to consolidate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
major earthquake; large earthquake
January; first month of the lunar calendar
almost every day; almost daily
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
decision; determination; resolution
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
automatic; intransitive verb
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration