trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
starting line; starting point
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
clothes; clothing; garments
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to pass (of time); to elapse
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
failure; mistake; blunder
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to make a success in life
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
work; business; company; study
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
by myself; in person; by oneself
copier; copy machine; photocopier
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality