the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
A, B, C and D; first, second, third and fourth
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
height (of body); stature
medium; mediocrity; average
way; method; means; resource; course
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
high and low; rise and fall
modesty; humility; being humble
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
Southern Song dynasty (China, 1127-1279)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China