convention; tired tradition; old custom
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
that kind; competition; match
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
high; noble; refined; advanced
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
distinction; discrimination
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be reminded of; to call to mind
special; particular; peculiar; unique
consists of; comprises; is made up of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to name; to call; to christen; to term
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to underrate; to make light of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips