principle; theory; fundamental truth
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to have (someone) go ahead
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
party; set; gang; company; person
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
preference; priority; precedence
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
bashful; shameful; ashamed
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to explain; to dispel doubts
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to establish; to formulate
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
provision of expenses; scholarship
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
moron; idiot; stupid person
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind