to establish; to formulate
to play a leading role; to play a central part
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to write down; to record; to register
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
special; particular; peculiar; unique
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
measurement error; calculation error
radiocarbon (i.e. carbon-14)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
unable to resist; unable to suppress
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
historic; historical; traditional
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
isolation; being alone; being friendless