to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
every year; yearly; annually
everything; anything; nothing
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
results (of a study or investigation)
something like ...; something called ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
that's the way it is; such is life
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
material; materials; data; information; documents
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
discovery; detection; finding
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
since when; from when; how long
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
even more; still more; further
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
war; fighting; fierce competition
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(political) power; authority; influence