to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
new book; new publication
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
not to be depended on; of little hope
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
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.)
leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one after another; in succession
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase; proverb; saying; quote
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
The Book of Rites; Liji; Li Chi
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
review (of learned material); revision
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to devour; to bite to death
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp