development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
war; fighting; fierce competition
the place for; the time for; the level of
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to break the record; to break a record
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to cease; to stop; to be over
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
such; this sort of; like this
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement