character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
future (usually near); prospects
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
one's (living) environment