country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
property; fortune; assets
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
right behind; just behind; directly behind
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
firmly rooted; deep-seated
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
Japanese royal fern (Osmunda japonica); Asian royal fern; flowering fern
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
event; phenomenon; matter
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
all things in nature; the whole creation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
general idea; concept; notion
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction