trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
progress; advance; improvement; development
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
author; writer; novelist; artist
source (e.g. quotation); authority
clerk; office worker; kulak
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
An Encouragement of Learning (series of essays by Yukichi Fukuzawa, publ. 1872-1876)
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
not yet known; unknown; strange
(a person's) appearance; looks
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to be assiduous in one's business
being closed (of a clinic, doctor's office, etc.); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to make a speech; to address
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to put on a patronizing air
information; making a report (to a superior)