to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
fidelity to one's principles
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
regional governor in ancient China
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
assistant professor; associate professor
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
ordinary; common; mediocre
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
student (esp. a university student)
Chinese classical literature; Chinese classics
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
research; study; investigation
(written) work; book; writings