polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
things at hand; personal belongings
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
(social) class; rank; grade
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
armed forces; military; troops
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
discipline; training; teaching manners
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate