master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
in perfect form; going swimmingly
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Japan's envoy to Sui dynasty China
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
academic; scholarly; scientific
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to cover up with something
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
creation; founding; initiating
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
material; materials; data; information; documents
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
ancient writing (Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period); Chinese character script used before the Qin period
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
ability; capability; skill