subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
ability; capability; skill
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
assertion; declaration; affirmation
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
strong nation; powerful country
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
bureau director; office chief
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
successive generations; successive emperors
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
selfishness; selfish motive
justice; fairness; impartiality
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
social relationship; social context
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up