10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
enterprise; business; company; corporation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
influenced (by); under an influence
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
reigning; controlling; dictating
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
of course; certainly; naturally
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
that's a different matter; that's a different story
few decades; many decades; several decades
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
particularly; only; in the case of
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
influence; clout; leverage