(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
worthy of special mention
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
graduate; alumnus; alumna
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
it seems so; that's what it looks like
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
percent; per cent; percentage
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
natural product; product of nature
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
our country; our land; one's own country
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
conscious; deliberate; intentional
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
lightly; easily; carelessly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism