establishment; settlement
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
since then; from that time; ever since
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
papermaking; paper manufacture
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
minority group (party); minority
postwar period; period after Second World War
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to be transparent; to show through
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
distant look; faraway look
each nation; many nations; many countries
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
participation; joining; entry; adherence
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
even if; even though; however; no matter how
fast-talking; rapid talking
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery