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.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to entrust; to leave to a person
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
unspecified large number (of people)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
step-up; advance; progress; increase
of course; certainly; naturally
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
depopulation; declining population
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
start of work; commencement; opening
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish