humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
detour; circumvention; turning movement
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
mobilization; mobilisation
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to become better; to improve
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
one by one; one at a time; in turn
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of