to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
classic Confucian writings
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
literature; books (reference); document
to be absorbed in reading
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
wizardry; secret of immortality
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied