to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
life; living; I; me; student
student (esp. a university student)
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
man of letters; literary man
knowing a theory without being able to apply it
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
selection; choice; option
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
useless; vain; aimless; idle
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
our country; our land; one's own country
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
people; citizens; subjects; folk
conviction; belief; confidence