Europe and America; the West
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
composite photograph (esp. a facial composite constructed from a witness's description)
in a day; in a brief space of time
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to smoke animal out of its den
coarse (texture or grain)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
good old; good old-fashioned
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to understand from experience
abstract or impracticable theory
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
regional governor in ancient China
consequently; as a result
the very best; excellent; superb
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)