step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
recitation; reciting from memory
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
on countless occasions; many a time
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
taming; gradual habituation; leading to
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
military style; army style
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
explosive; blasting powder
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
various countries; several countries
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
university (college) professor
national polity; National Athletic Meet
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
the study or science of religion; religious studies
international politics; world politics
medical science; medicine
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to tear off; to strip; to rob
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy