impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
bank; banking institution
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
Nonaka Ikujirou (1935.5.10-)
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
authority; power; influence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
curiosity; inquisitiveness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
physics (study of natural science in ancient Greek philosophy)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan