circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
acceleration; speeding up
January; first month of the lunar calendar
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
survival; survivor; relic
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
around the world; throughout the world
to be born; to come into the world
convenient; handy; useful
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
way (of doing); manner; method; means
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
form; shape; figure; visage
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
suddenly; all of a sudden
almost every day; almost daily
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
already; now; no longer; not any more
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence