to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
regular position (e.g. in sports team); normal position; revealing a card in the upright position (tarot, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
one thin flat object; one sheet
two (long cylindrical things)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to accept; to receive; to agree
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
even more; still more; further
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
endurance; perseverance; patience
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey