appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
instant; moment; for an instant
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet