composite; combined; complex
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
progress; advance; improvement; development
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
study; research; investigation
sphere; circle; range; category
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
heating power; thermal power; firepower
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
instead; but (on the other hand)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
every year; yearly; annually