unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(courteous) invitation; call
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
temple elementary school (Edo period)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
being the same thing (as); being indistinguishable (from)
to teach; to take a teaching job
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
genuine; authentic; true; pure
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
brilliant; bright; radiant
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Venus (goddess); Venus (planet)
keen eye; sharp eye; penetrating eye; insight
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
noted product; local specialty
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
surely; certainly; without doubt