to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
practice; practising; experience
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; situation; position; location
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
action of making something; -ification
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
not yet known; unknown; strange
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
magical power; mystical force
to knead well; to polish; to refine