hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality
not a little; not a few; considerable
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
Japan; name for Japan used in ancient China
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
main cause; primary factor
being dotted with; being scattered
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
frame; framework; outline
means of transportation; transport service
some other time; another time
(college) president; secretary-general
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
time; hour; season; time of the year
financial power; financial means; wealth
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
infancy; childhood; tender age
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
sharp increase; sudden rise
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to claim victims; to leave casualties