linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
application; request; petition
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; card game similar to President
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
such ... as; or some such
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
of course; certainly; naturally