vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
playtest (of a game before release); playtesting
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
substitution; alternative; substitute
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
hope; white hope; person of promise
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
meanwhile; in the meantime
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
endless; boundless; everlasting
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)