to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
those present; attendance
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
several years standing; over several years
straying; wandering off course
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
superiority in number; numerical superiority
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
main theater of war; principal battlefield
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
transport; transportation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in