error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
the same generation; coeval
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
pact; convention; agreement
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
exaltation; emotional uplift
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
system; institution; organization; organisation
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to work hard at one's lessons
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)