self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
that is to say; so that means
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
generation; the world; the age
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
annual (plant); first-year student
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to begin; to set about; to start
rote learning; education that stresses memorization
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
student (esp. a university student)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
donor; contributor; provider
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
amount of money; sum of money
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)