how many years; how long; what year
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
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
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
small fraction; small proportion
king and princes; noble rank
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
establishment; settlement
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
modern person; people of today
general idea; concept; notion
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
power relations; balance of power (between)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
black ground; black cloth