technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
around the world; throughout the world
being very popular; being in great demand
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
made in Japan; Japanese-made
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
whole nation; whole land; whole country
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
putting life into; animating; cheering up
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game