to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
of course; certainly; naturally
experiment; experimentation
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
writer; author; contributor
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
leading person; foremost figure
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
most part; greater part; majority
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
address (on envelope, etc.); addressee
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
breath; breathing; bracelet
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny