to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
beginning; outset; first; onset
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
many; much; plenty; hardly
ordinary citizen; the general public
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
firm; strong; solid; stable
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
throwaway; disposable; single-use
society; public; community; social studies
convenient; handy; useful
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sense of values; values; value system
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
foreign; abroad; overseas
investment; contribution; financing
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
plastics; synthetic resins
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly