civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
progress; advance; improvement; development
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
labor; labour; manpower; working force
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
control column; yoke; joystick
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
threshold; breaking point
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
free medical treatment; gratuitous treatment
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to fall ill; to be taken ill
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
medical science; medicine
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart