to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
and; thereupon; because of that
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
war; fighting; fierce competition
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
military history; military annals
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
selection; choice; option
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
commencing with; including
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
discovery; detection; finding
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
memory; ability to remember
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
to become settled; to be fixed
name; given name; first name
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
first year; initial (year)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue