facing; opposite; across the street; other side
scholarship; scientific attainments
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
the West; the Occident; Western countries
authority; power; influence
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
historic; historical; traditional
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
peril; danger; hazard; distress
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
valuable article; valuables
to sell off; to sell completely
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
literature; books (reference); document
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
not yet officially announced
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character