activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tide; current; tendency; trend
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
government official; clerk
in comparison to; rather than
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
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)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
wood-block printing; publication
world; society; people; the public
notice; attention; observation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
go that far; to that extent
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
enlightenment; instruction
level; standard; water level
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into