appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
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
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
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 be said to be; to be reputed
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
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); fan (e.g. electric)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
wearing one's hair in braids