common name; popular name
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
armed forces; military; troops
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to need; to call for; to require
on countless occasions; many a time
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to come from; to have roots in
collection of cases; collection of instances
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
hard fight; difficult struggle
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear