real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
taking excerpts; extraction
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
opposite side; opposition
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
research methods; method of study (research)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
discussion; argument; debate
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
symposium; round-table discussion
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to shout (in anger); to yell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of