since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
person who has committed suicide
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
as; because; with; due to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to increase; to add to; to augment
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
each nation; many nations; many countries
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally