just right (time, size, length, etc.)
plain; plateau; tableland
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
like this; this sort; this way
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
effect; result; worth; use; avail
something like ...; something called ...
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
while; even though; despite
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
one's younger days; when one was young
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be helpful; to be useful
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one cause; one reason; one factor
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
connection; link; relationship
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to say; to be pleased to say
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all