to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
aptitude; aptness; suitability
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
Ookouchi Masatoshi (1878.12.6-1952.8.29)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
planned; scheduled; systematic
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
inside one's heart; in one's mind
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
realistic; practical; feasible
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
good neighbour; good neighbor
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(political) power; authority; influence
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to rank with; to rank among
between both countries; bilateral
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
neighbourly friendship; neighborly friendship