to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
reform; reformation; reorganization
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
self-purification; self-cleansing
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
full capacity; all one's ability
close call; narrow escape
(dead) body; corpse; remains
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
welling of water; spring water; spring
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to take the opportunity (to do something); to take the chance
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
being under the rule of; being under the government of
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
hurray; hooray; go!; you can do it!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
to feel hungry; to get hungry
one difficulty; one danger
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
to be engrossed; to be enthralled