surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
firstborn; first child; eldest child
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to serve; to work for; to attend
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
marriage proposal; marriage talks
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
whispering into a person's ear
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
state of the war; war situation
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
government service; official position; civil service
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
to translate; to interpret
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
training range; training grounds; training area