technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
progress; advance; improvement; development
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
thousands; several thousand
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
right in the center (centre)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
absentmindedness; peace of mind
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret