root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
archipelago; chain of islands
possession; retention; maintenance
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
antiballistic missile; ABM; activity-based management; ABM
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
non-nuclear; anti-nuclear
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
government service; the bureaucracy
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)