global scale; worldwide scale
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
Asian countries; Asian nations
to be hot on a person's heels
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
Shimura Gorou (1930.2.23-)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
introduction; outline; general remarks
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
function; function (programming)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
custom; habit; customary practice
divining sticks; counting; calculation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
sticks used for calculations; divining rods