pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
half-term; half-time; half period
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
license; permit; licence; certificate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
competing; competition; auction
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
of course; certainly; naturally
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
initiation into an art or discipline
when it becomes; when it comes to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
professor; teaching; instruction
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
than; from; out of; except; but; more
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance