good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
many; a lot; much; multitude
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
study; research; investigation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
world; society; people; the public
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to rock; to shake; to swing
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
contemplation; meditation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
Japanese person; Japanese people
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
name; given name; first name
extensive knowledge; erudition
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so