going to bed; retiring (for the night)
teaching oneself; learning by oneself; self-study
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
good policy; wise policy; best plan
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
free time; time at leisure
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to polish up; to shine up
individual; private person; personal; natural person
discretion; judgement; judgment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
absence; disregard; indifference
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
association of like-minded people
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
of course; certainly; naturally
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence