example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
jumping to a wrong conclusion
piece of evidence; evidence
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
number of characters; number of letters; word count
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery; to have a sheen; to be slimy
mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus and Sphaerotrichia divaricata, types of edible seaweed)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
donation; presentation; gift
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
manner of using one's hands
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop