this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
input; (data) entry; typing
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to bury; to embed; to implant
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
judgment; judgement; discernment
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
high-quality goods; luxury item
ability; performance; efficiency
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
factory; plant; mill; workshop
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
admiration; being impressed (by)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
always; all the time; never; usual; regular