profit; earnings; stroke of luck
10^44; hundred tredecillion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
how long; how far; how much
scholarship; scientific attainments
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
half the body; half length
to be helpful; to be useful
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
talk; story; conversation
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
prudence; discretion; thought; consideration
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
couch; bench; ottoman; settee