government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
office and rank; an official rank
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
the same place; that place
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
just a minute; small quantity
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to give a broad grin; to smirk
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
boastful; conceited; bragging; impudent