to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
comparatively; relatively
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
inside one's heart; in one's mind
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
re-education; retraining; in-service training
formula; prescribed form; established formality
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
such; like that; that sort of
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
table of logarithms; log table; log tables
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
100,000; hundred thousand
8000; eight thousand; many
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
yearbook; almanac; annual
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
public interest; public benefit; public good
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over