practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
government office; government agency; authorities
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
freshman; newly hired career-track company employee
loss of spirit; dejection
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
next term; next period; next version; next release
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
irrational (line of) argument
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
prison diary; diary written in prison
many; a lot; much; multitude
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
original story; original version; this volume
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
joyful; delighted; cheerful; happy
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
many sins; long-standing evils
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees