purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
approval; license; licence; permission
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
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
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
financial difficulties; pecuniary embarrassment
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
maintenance; preservation; improvement
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to become better; to improve
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
high; noble; refined; advanced
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
magazine; journal; periodical
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
as (for); for; in the capacity of