tacit; unspoken; implicit
custom; habit; customary practice
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Shudra (member of India's worker caste); Shoodra
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
grade; class; degree; magnitude
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
fiction; fabrication; concoction
transparency; clarity; coherence
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
great war; great battle; world war
monetary system; currency system
developed country; advanced country
declining birth rate and aging population
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
increase in population; population growth
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
increase in speed; acceleration
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
countries; (various) nations
social unrest; public anxiety