outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
man; male; masculine gender
same; similar; (just) like; equal
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
one thin flat object; one sheet
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
instrumental flight navigation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
human resources; man-power resources
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice