criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
mobilization; mobilisation
tradition; legend; folklore
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
several people; a few people
plural; multiple; several
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
settlement; solution; resolution
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
registration; accession; register; entry; record
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
memory; ability to remember
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
reaching; attaining; arrival
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
death rate; mortality rate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number