duty; obligation; responsibility
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
secret; private; surreptitious
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
results; record; grades; marks
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
the same; the said; likewise
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
honor; honour; credit; prestige
(social) position; status
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
more than ... years; -odd years
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
Liddell; Lidell; Riddell; Ridel
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
student hostel; dormitory (e.g. for factory workers)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
job; work; duties; trade; skill