gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
-less; lacking; non-existing
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
tool; implement; means; furniture
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to be erected; to be built
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
indispensable; essential; necessary
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
must not; should not; do not
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to repeat; to do something over again
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
management studies; business administration (study of)
to teach; to take a teaching job
professor; teaching; instruction
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
proper; appropriate; due; suitable