promotion; raising of status
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to become better; to improve
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
viewing as a problem; problematizing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to blame; to find fault with
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to collect; to assemble; to gather
treasure house; storage for valuable property
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
waste of effort; thankless task
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)