document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
general; popular; common; typical
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
international law; law of nations
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
murder; killing; murderer
occupation; calling; livelihood
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
listen!; you see; mind you; remember