childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to concern; to be related
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
research; study; investigation
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
environment; surroundings; circumstances
education or school expenses
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
area; region; district; locality
high income; high earnings
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
intensive; concentrated; focused
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
I see; that's right; indeed
very interesting; of great interest