search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to grow up; to become an adult
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to add (to); to add on; to append
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
rough sketch; design; cartoon
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
smoothly; easily; readily
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)