on the occasion of; at the time of
present form; present tense
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
Utsubo Monogatari (Heian period narrative); The Tale of the Hollow Tree
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
enlightenment; instruction
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
consequence; result; conclusion
earthenware (ceramic) bell
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
person of high rank or position
person of low rank or position
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to trace; to inquire into
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end