wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
proposal; motion; recommendation
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(Japanese) Education Act; Fundamental Law of Education
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; (lit.) hundred sacks of rice
belief; faith; conviction
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
recommendation; referral; endorsement
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
three; three years of age
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
father; dad; husband; you; he
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
catch up with and overtake; pass after catching up with
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
training; education; development; cultivation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
etc.; et cetera; and so on
broad policy; overriding principle
nowadays; in this day and age