self-education; self-instruction; self-study
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
(period of) a year; during an era
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to compel; to force; to oblige
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
genius; prodigy; natural gift
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
reason; cause; circumstances
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
something like ...; something called ...
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by means of; due to; because of; according to
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually