dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to have meaning; to be meaningful
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to be captivated (visually)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
delivery; transfer; hand-over
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to take (be in) charge of
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
long; drawn-out; very long
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
meeting; greeting; welcome
above-ground floor; ground floor
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
chief examiner or investigator
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
student (esp. a university student)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
unnatural; affected; studied; forced