main cause; primary factor
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
although I say; although one might say; although called
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
request; appeal; claim; purchase
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
section; cross section; profile
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to become a yokozuna; to be a yokozuna
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)