study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to speak ill of; to disparage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to help each other; to cooperate
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
world history; international history
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Minakata Kumagusu (1867.5.18-1941.12.29)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
writing (e.g. as a profession)