business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
construction; establishment
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
indigenous people; aborigines; indigenes
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
material; substance; matter
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
everyday life; daily life
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
vaporization; vaporisation; evaporation
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
little by little; bit by bit
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
contract; compact; agreement
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
curiosity; inquisitiveness
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
breakthrough; great discovery
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)