to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
otherwise; or else; if not
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
in comparison to; rather than
explanation; interpretation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
while; during (the time when)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
beginning student; beginner
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
laws and regulations; legislation
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
place; room; margin; scope
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)