to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
meaning; significance; sense
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across
door; gate; opening; title page
form; shape; figure; visage
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
so; like this; in this way
don't you think?; indicates question
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to sit for an examination
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
results; record; grades; marks
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
study; research; investigation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
property; fortune; assets