pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
for this very reason; that is exactly why
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
they; those guys; those fellows
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
killing two birds with one stone
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
difference; variation; difference
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly