education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
to change (one's clothes)
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
existence; possession; having; limited company
change of job; change of occupation; career change
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
perfect; complete; flawless
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
determination; resolution
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to turn completely into; to become completely
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
dependent on luck; matter of luck
destination (one is heading towards); goal
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall