few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
study of foreign languages; linguistics
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
national border; provincial border
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
alone; unaided; away from home
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
each nation; many nations; many countries
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically