law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
increase and decrease; fluctuation
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
grasp; catch; understanding
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
general; popular; common; typical
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
undeveloped country; third world country
back country; remote countryside
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
gross domestic product; GDP
level; standard; water level
Islamic countries; Islamic world
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
American continent; the Americas
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
aforementioned; above-mentioned
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
progress; advance; improvement; development
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell