ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
number of times; frequency; count
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...