present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Japanese philology; Japanese linguistics
professor; teaching; instruction
Motoki Tokieda (linguist) (1900-1967)
Society for the Study of Japanese Language
representative of a board of directors; spokesperson for a board of directors
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
meeting for reading research papers
after that; afterwards; thereafter
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
discussion; argument; debate
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
that day; the very same day
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
moderator; host; chairman
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
calm; composed; leisurely
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science