appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
true state; actual condition; reality
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
chatter mark (machine tools)
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
waste of time; killing time
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to become clear; to be made public
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove