country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
delete (proofreader's mark)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Ramayana (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 300 BCE)
distinction; discrimination
easy to read; legible; clear
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
writer of children's stories
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
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
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
time around sunset; early evening
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
cannot be compared with; no match for
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
evening sky; twilight sky
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction