in the meanwhile; during the time
federal government (e.g. USA, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Canada)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
steamship; steamboat; steamer
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
making practical; making useful; implementing
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
as; because; with; due to
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
depiction; description; portrayal
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
good old; good old-fashioned
descriptive poetry; epic poem
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin