to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
armband; arm band; brassard
admission to the courtroom
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
main purpose; primary objective
at the present time; as of now; at this time
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to have one's name entered (in a list)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
seedling; sapling; young tree
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
rice reaping; rice harvesting
one end; an end; part; fragment