cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
military service; conscription
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust someone's civility; to give up (on someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
participation; joining; entry
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
many; numerous; various; large number of
research; study; investigation
to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
leather cover; leather binding
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
too (much); overly; excessively
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
collection of books; (personal) library
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to learn; to study; to take lessons in