specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
depending on; dependent on
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
conferring of decorations
to be softened; to calm down
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)