as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
great (waka) poet; immortal poet
riparian works; flood-control works
edict; public announcement
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
equality; uniformity; evenness
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
time; season; period; phase; stage
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
convenience; user-friendliness
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
interior; inside; internal
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
progress; advance; improvement; development
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
railroad; railway; rail transport
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
convention; tired tradition; old custom
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
soil amelioration; soil improvement
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
farmer; farming family; farmhouse