lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus) (esp. one living in the mountains); Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)
to relax; to feel at home
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
educational or school system
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
too much; excessively; too
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
false charge; slander; defamation
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
change; alteration; modification
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
participation; taking part; consultant; councillor; adviser
Department of Divinities (1868-1871); (arch.) Department of Worship (under the ritsuryo system)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
tutor to a daimyo, etc.; tutor to the emperor or crown prince (Meiji period)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy