to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
on and after; from ... onward; since
as (for); for; in the capacity of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
scale; scope; plan; structure
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
along the river; riverside
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
nothing but; except; no more than
electricity; (electric) light
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
germ cell; generative cell; reproductive cell
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)