to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
military personnel; soldier
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
depending on; dependent on
failure; mistake; blunder
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to differ; to vary; to disagree
although I say; although one might say; although called
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
algebra; number of generations (e.g. in imperial succession)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
library; book collection; paperback book
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
I see; that's right; indeed
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
wearing one's hair in braids
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net