(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
professional job; profession
throw; throwing; throwing event
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
life; living; I; me; student
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to fight; to exchange blows
soldier; combatant; warrior
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
progress; advance; improvement; development
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)