archeological excavation (archaeological)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
reinforced concrete; remote control
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
go that far; to that extent
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
(political) administration; political power
switching over to; migration; transition
script; screenplay; scenario
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
military conflict; armed conflict
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be prolonged; to drag on
to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
defense; defence; protection
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please