examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
stiff formality; set terms
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the orders of one's ruler
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
have to do; must; should; ought to
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
even without doing; even without being
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
must not; should not; do not
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful