to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
society; the world; the times
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
orders; instructions; directive; command
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
how long; how much; to what extent
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
knowing; (an) acquaintance
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
call; summons; convening; convocation
scale; scope; plan; structure
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
such; like that; that sort of; very
sorry; excuse me; thank you
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation