simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
danger; peril; hazard; risk
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
human resources; man-power resources
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
one's post; place of work; workplace
militarism; warlike spirit
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
function; facility; faculty; feature
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
particularly; only; in the case of
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money