at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
expression; look; countenance; face
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
military force; military strength
commerce; trade; business
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
immediately; right away; on the spot
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove