plural; multiple; several
cross-sectional; lateral; transverse; transversal; cross-cutting
rational; reasonable; logical
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
Europe and America; the West
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
arrangement; pact; agreement
medical and pharmaceutical products; medicinal supplies; drugs; pharmaceuticals; medicine
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
making obligatory; making compulsory
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
frame; framework; outline
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
dining; dining room; meal
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
one thin flat object; one sheet
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout