(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
government; administration
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
modernization; modernisation
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
at that time; in those days
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
alongside; side-by-side; abreast
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
export; exportation; efferent
import; importation; introduction; afferent
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
prohibition; inhibition; ban
establishment; settlement
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo