number of times; frequency; count
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
marshy grassland; wetlands
more than anything; above all else
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(apportioning) in small amounts
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
conversely; on the contrary
nine times; twisting around many times
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
interruption; suspension; break
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
everybody; every last one of them; all
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
optical fiber; optical fibre
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)