for this very reason; that is exactly why
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
establishment (of a business); founding
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to pass (of time); to elapse
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(some) more; even more; longer; further
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork