unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
birth; creation; formation
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to attempt; to test; to try out
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to see through; to see the true nature of something
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
public and private; official and personal; government and people
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors