method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
material civilization; material civilisation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
import; importation; introduction; afferent
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
leader; guide; mentor; coach
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
people; men and women; each person; everybody
popular learning; worldly study
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
money-worship; mammon-worship
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
our country; our land; one's own country
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk