to decide; to determine; to judge
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
certain; definite; clear; credible
long (time that has passed); old (story)
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
middle west; Midwest (United States)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
had better ...; had better not ...
to get someone to say; to make someone say
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
protracted war; war of attrition
wherein; therein; thereinto
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
fourth day of the month; four days
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
government service; the bureaucracy
very likely; very probable
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality