worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
crops; agricultural produce
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
particularly; only; in the case of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to anticipate; to foresee
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
technical research institute
bogus company; paper company
department store; department
cannot be compared with; no match for
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
polite; courteous; hospitable
outside of; not covered by
heaven and earth; top and bottom
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to apologize; to apologise
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
one's own property; possessions
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth