suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
appearance; figure; shape; form
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
although I say; although one might say; although called
to hide; to keep to oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
at the last moment; this late in the game
irritation; annoyance; frustration
curiosity; inquisitiveness
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
invitation; introduction; temptation
presence; sitting with; being with
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)