to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
interference; intervention; meddling
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
at that time; in those days
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one day; (on) a certain day
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
for (some) doubtful points to remain
another thing; exception; special case
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever