very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
regret; repentance; remorse
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...