to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
study; diligence; discount; reduction
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
and; thereupon; because of that
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; severe; grave; acute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to watch over; to watch attentively
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
about when; about what time; how soon
memory; sense; experience
beginning; outset; first; onset
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
work; business; company; study
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
reaching; attaining; arrival
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
such ... as; or some such
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage