applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
bright; shining; clear; evident
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
extremely deep (i.e. profound)
human nature; human heart; human spirit; public feeling; people's sentiments
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
pedant; worthless scholar
from the beginning; from scratch
government official; clerk
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
self-consciousness; self-awareness
various points (of discussion); various places; various spots; various matters
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks