to maintain; to continue to have
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pulsation; pulsatory motion
height (of a person); stature
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
experience; history; record; career
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
writing; composition; essay; sentence
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
translation; piece of translated writing; translated sentence
jindai moji; forged syllabic characters purported to have been used in ancient Japan
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
word; term; language; speech
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
in order; in turn; one by one
instruction; direction; briefing
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
regret; repentance; remorse
to complete decisively; to do to completion
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements