action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
at work; in the midst of work; working
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
it's not like; it isn't as if
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
base; basis; bedrock; platform
huge rock; firmness; solidity
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
to move around; to move about; to get around
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
apartment building; housing complex