thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
failure; mistake; blunder
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
confidence; trust; faith; credit
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
large number (of); many; majority
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ten; 10; ten years of age
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
accurate; correct; precise; exact
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
literally; to the letter; literal
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
as (for); for; in the capacity of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk