-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
society; the world; the times
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
An Encouragement of Learning (series of essays by Yukichi Fukuzawa, publ. 1872-1876)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
a little bit; a little while
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
in history; ever; historical
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)