skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
tall geta with a single tooth
no matter how much time passes
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
main cause; primary factor
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
future (usually near); prospects
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
unofficial report; confidential report
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to crouch; to squat; to cower
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tighten; to press hard
to express (in words); to confess