lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
fourth day of the month; four days
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
attendance; presence; appearance
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
celebration; auspicious occasion
influential person; man of importance
to call together; to convene
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
outside the country; abroad
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to blame; to find fault with
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
due form; official; formality
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
eternal; unlimited; endless
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension