throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
competent authorities; supervisory authority
(former) Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry); MITI
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
main cause; primary factor
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(not) a single person; (no) one
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to have meaning; to be meaningful
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
originally; by nature; from the start
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive