miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
-less; lacking; non-existing
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
don't you think?; indicates question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in that way; thus; so; so?
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
world fair; international exposition
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
1000 ri; (a) long distance
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
construction; establishment
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
our country; our land; one's own country
postwar period; period after Second World War
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
strong nation; powerful country