from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
external; superficial; outward; surface
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(dead) end; end of the line
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
because; for; the reason why is ...
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
ancestor; forefather; foremother
distinction; differentiation; classification
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
beginning; outset; first; onset
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
philosophic principles; philosophy
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie