forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
practice; practising; experience
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
spare time; free time; leisure time
both; both sides; both parties
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
northeastern part; the northeast
addition; increase; Canada
town; city; municipal; urban
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
cooperation; collaboration
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
rice cultivation; rice crop
to concern; to be related
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
there being no use in arguing (about it)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to spread; to be propagated
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view