government official; clerk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
study; diligence; discount; reduction
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
subordinate work; assistant; servant
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
enthronement ceremony; coronation
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
accession to the throne; enthronement
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
beginning; outset; first; onset