excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
performance of one's official duties
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indeed; really; truly; very much
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
leather cover; leather binding
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
system; organization; organisation; architecture
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
(another's) daughter; young lady
gentle; mild; meek; tender
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to polish up; to shine up