study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
historic; historical; traditional
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
lately; recently; nowadays
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to gather; to collect; to assemble
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
dominion; territory; possession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
chief; main; principal; important
occupation; calling; livelihood
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
name; given name; first name
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
materials; data; document
to be lacking in options; to be too few