denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
practice; practising; training; study
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
chance; opportunity; occasion
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
strategist; tactician; schemer
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
drastic change; sea change; major turnaround
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
artificial intelligence; AI
artificial intelligence; AI
intelligence; intellect; brains
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
technological singularity; singularity
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
river; stream; River; the ... river
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
natural environment; (the) environment
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop