establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to leap back; to jump back
seven (long cylindrical things)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
compelling force; legal force
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to state; to express; to mention
self-deception; self-deceit
to get distracted; to jump off the track
war; battle; match; game; competition
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation