study; research; investigation
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
substantial matter; significant item
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
rather; better; instead; if anything
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
economics department; economics school
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
share (in a company); stock
enterprise; business; company; corporation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into