honorific/polite/humble prefix
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
holding on to; sticking to
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
Bruckner (19th-century Austrian composer)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
at a young age; while still young
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
the teaching profession; education of laity
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
courting; wooing; making advances
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
criticism; critique; review; commentary
businessman; industrialist
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to perceive; to understand
production (e.g. play); direction
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme