in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
slight; insignificant; small
maintenance; preservation; improvement
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
amount of money; sum of money
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
joint burial; group burial; burying together
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
(prefectural) school inspector
to order; to command; to appoint
exemplar; model; example; pattern
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
patriotic feelings; patriotism
training; education; development; cultivation
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
journal; magazine; periodical
publishing house; publishing office
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
livestock husbandry (esp. fish); breeding; stocking
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
school building; schoolhouse
novel; original; new; innovative
one grade; first-class; primary