disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
region; limits; stage; level
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to comb down; to smooth down
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
interruption; suspension; break
foster father; adoptive father
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
general idea; concept; notion
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
not limited to; not just ...
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
smoothly; easily; readily
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
a pair (of shoes or socks)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive