following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
at a young age; while still young
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
those (near the second person)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to repair again; to join again
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
priority; order of precedence
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to head home; to leave for home
enlightenment; instruction
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
professor; teaching; instruction
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
literally; to the letter; literal