frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
considerably; fairly; quite
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
wherein; therein; thereinto
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
transactions; dealings; business
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
while; even though; despite
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
poor country; third world country; impoverished nation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up