artificial satellite; man-made satellite
group; bunch; crowd; group
to play a leading role; to play a central part
here and there; in places
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
restoration; repair; mending
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
complementation; supplementation; completion
function; facility; faculty; feature
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
postwar period; period after Second World War
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
resolution; resolving power
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
direct descent; direct line
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down