to come alive; to get going; to start to move
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
special; particular; peculiar; unique
genius; prodigy; natural gift
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
listening attentively; auricle (of the atrium)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
great awakening; great enlightening; greatly awakened person; understanding; comprehension
to put someone to work; to make someone work
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
light and darkness; light and shade
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
long; drawn-out; very long
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to march in; to transfer; to send
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to throw on the fire; to burn
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious