enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
should; must; -able; probably; likely
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
speaking voice; talking voice
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
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)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
such; like that; that sort of; very
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
company; corporation; workplace
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
notice; attention; observation
island in a pond or river
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
since then; from that time; ever since
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)