town; city; municipal; urban
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000,000; one hundred million
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
depending on; dependent on
to gather; to collect; to assemble
interested person; volunteer; supporter
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
body; group; party; company; troupe
by means of; due to; because of; according to
colonization; colonisation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at that time; in those days
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
military personnel; soldier
family; members of a family
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news