introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
while; even though; despite
technical civilization; technical civilisation
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
still; even now; to this day
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be needed; to be wanted
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
successive generations; successive emperors
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
national defence forces; national security forces
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
steamship; steamboat; steamer
one's possessions; ownership
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
is something that; is that which
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
ten; 10; ten years of age