to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
final; eventual; ultimate
broad-minded; (of a rikishi) tall, with long reach, making it harder for their opponent to get a grip on their mawashi
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
university graduate; having graduated from university
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
influence; effect; impact
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
people's revolution; popular revolution
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
university education; college education (training)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
student (esp. a university student)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
position; opening; employment
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis