first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
to have an eye on; to zero in on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to grow; to develop; to grow up
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
petty; trivial; insignificant; trifling
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
study; research; investigation
(period of) a year; during an era
pick-up knowledge; second-hand knowledge; hearsay
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
when it becomes; when it comes to
birth date; date of birth; DOB
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
information; experience; knowledge; observation
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
record of a person's words and deeds
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
speech and behaviour (behavior)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
shorthand or stenographic notes
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling