well-bred; of good upbringing
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
ceremony; celebration; law code
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
pre-war days; before the war
Nobel Prize in Literature
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
author; writer; novelist; artist
unqualified; unlicensed; uncertified
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
study; diligence; discount; reduction
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
one grade; first-class; primary
second grade; second class; secondary
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
on the occasion of; at the time of
example; specimen; sample
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
military physician or surgeon
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of