(social) position; status
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to succeed; to bear fruit
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
commercialization; commercialisation
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
close; intimate; on good terms
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
another time; some other time
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
coupon tickets; discount tickets; book of tickets
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
rising; ascending; climbing
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
change of title; retitling; changed title
on the occasion of; at the time of
to translate; to interpret
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)