culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
negotiations; discussions; connection
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
political measures; policy
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
it is not (like that) either
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
government office; agency; board
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
numerator; molecule; member; element
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
action; operation; effect; function
time of great change; era of reform
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to apologize; to apologise
family; members of a family
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary