background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to move around; to move about; to get around
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
in the following manner; as follows
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
former years; formerly; a few years ago
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
training; education; development; cultivation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to be intimate with; to befriend
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)