reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to throw at; to turn; to raise
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northern part; the north (of a region)
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
ratio; proportion; percentage
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
founder; originator; pioneer
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to lay the foundation (for)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
country; territory; domain; realm
to face on; to look out on to
calm; composed; leisurely
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies