lineage; pedigree; family line
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
broad overview; general survey
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
surroundings; environs; circumference
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
competent; suitable; qualified
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
study; pursuit of knowledge
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
materials; data; document
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire