small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
arts and sciences; liberal arts
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
admiration; adoration; extolling
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
publicness (degree to which a particular action will affect society as large); public nature; commonality
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
way of affixing something; way of recording something (to a logbook, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
brief comment or criticism
changing; becoming; death
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
company; corporation; workplace
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager