light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
paints; painting material
miscellany (classification of Japanese poetry unrelated to the seasons or to love)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
management; administration; operation
transport ship; troop ship
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
proving ground; test site
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
environment; circumstance
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to be too numerous; to be too much
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout