each nation; many nations; many countries
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Japantown, San Jose, California
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
every place; various places
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to gather; to collect; to assemble
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream