scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
government; administration
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
father; dad; husband; you; he
(student) exchange; study abroad
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
question; inquiry; enquiry
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
something like ...; something called ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely