sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
honour; honor; glory; privilege
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
theological school; seminary
patrolling; making one's rounds
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
maintenance; preservation; improvement
priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
imperial court; royal court
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
world; society; people; the public
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
secret; private; surreptitious
interview (e.g. for a job)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to delight; to give pleasure
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
assistant ...; probationary ...
church; cathedral; chapel
to surround; to encircle; to enclose