strangeness; abnormality; disorder
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
town; city; municipal; urban
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
origin; beginning; source; rise
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to revere; to respect; to worship
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
in good health; alive and well; going strong
scale; scope; plan; structure
ordinary citizen; the general public
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
control; management (e.g. of a business)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
interference; intervention; meddling
for example; for instance; e.g.
arrest; apprehension; capture
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
study; research; investigation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
registration; accession; register; entry; record
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)