study; library; den; home office; reading room
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
even more; still more; further
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
how long; how much; to what extent
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
admiration; being impressed (by)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?