apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
beauty of style; beauty of form
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
confidentially; privately; off the record
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to torment; to torture; to harass
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
fortune-telling; divination
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
separate case; another matter
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
together; at the same time; same; identical