to lean against; to set against
general idea; concept; notion
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
creation; Creation (by God)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
one end; an end; part; fragment
progress; advance; improvement; development
new discovery; new invention
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
naturalization; naturalisation
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
state secrets; secrets of the state
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
largest company; industry leader
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
news bureau; press bureau
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to become pale; to turn pale