from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to say; to be called; to do
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
major powers of the world; great powers
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
beyond imagination; unimaginable
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK