authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
record high; all-time high
woman who is obsessed with the education of her children
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
worst-ever; history's worst
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
is something that; is that which
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Yamazaki Ansai (1619.1.24-1682.9.16)
Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
great scholar; profound scholar
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
appointment; assignment; promotion
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts