convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to attempt; to test; to try out
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
action of making something; -ification
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
student (esp. a university student)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to walk in on; to tread upon
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
carelessly; inattentively
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
no, not like that (but like this)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
suited figure; person in a suit
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times