book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
papermaking; paper manufacture
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to hand (over); to deliver in person
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
on and after; from ... onward; since
(medical) follow-up; observation
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
social status; social position; social standing
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
experiment; experimentation
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
of course; certainly; naturally
true state; actual condition; reality
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing