sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
megacity; city with over a million people
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to come into being; to be born
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
to die out; to become extinct
picking; collecting; harvesting
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
armament; soldier's equipment
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
consequence; result; conclusion
being frank; going so far as to say
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be damaged; to receive damage
form of government; system of government; polity
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire); (lit.) flames of rage
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
to take over; to hand over
influence (on someone); inspiration
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance