few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
eight (long cylindrical things)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
study; diligence; discount; reduction
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
contemplation; meditation
anything and everything; just about everything
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
posterity; future life; life to come
human; human-like; as a person
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
watchful waiting; careful supervision
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one or two; a few; small number
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
of course; certainly; naturally
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
alone; by oneself; on one's own