to have a smattering knowledge of
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
study; diligence; discount; reduction
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown