suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
aging; wearing out; deterioration
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
convenience; user-friendliness
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
few decades; many decades; several decades
at that time; in those days
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii); monster flower; stinking corpse lily
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
discovery; detection; finding
exclusive right; sole right
government; administration
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)