construction; establishment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
under construction; in preparation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
reform; reformation; reorganization
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
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to come back; to bloom a second time
(United States of) America; USA
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
cooperation; collaboration
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest