to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
many; much; plenty; hardly
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as if it were about oneself
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
popular name; common name; given name
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
individual; private person; personal; natural person
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely