ceremony; rite; ritual; service
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
main cause; primary factor
major earthquake; large earthquake
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to follow; to conform; to apply to
living thing; organism; creature; biology
directionality; directivity
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
increase and decrease; fluctuation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
rising; ascending; climbing
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
materials; data; document
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
since the dawn of history
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
forcibly; against one's will