clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
action of making something; -ification
electricity; (electric) light
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
fire; trace of fire; heat of fire; force of a fire
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
maritime; marine transportation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
reality; actuality; hard fact
political measures; policy
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
too much; excessively; too
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to accept; to receive; to agree
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
war; fighting; fierce competition
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
in the meanwhile; during the time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument