investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
environmental conservation
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sniff out; to get wind of
mass communication; mass media
main cause; primary factor
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
aging; wearing out; deterioration
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
pointing out; identification
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
by means of; due to; because of; according to
vinyl chloride; chloroethylene
the other day; a few days ago
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)