numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
scale; scope; plan; structure
considerably; greatly; a lot
people; citizens; subjects; folk
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
pride; boast; credit (to)
modernization; modernisation
superiority; predominance
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
commencing with; including
still; even now; to this day
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
difference; variation; difference
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
100,000,000; one hundred million
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to spread; to be propagated
consequently; as a result
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
few decades; many decades; several decades
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since