multiplication table; times table
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
founder; originator; pioneer
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
world history; international history
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
reaching; attaining; arrival
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
thought; consideration; thinking
place; room; margin; scope
for example; for instance; e.g.
realism (as opposed to idealism); realism (as opposed to nominalism)
(debate over) the problem of universals
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
suggestive; pregnant (e.g. pregnant pause)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
belief; faith; conviction
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart