to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
even though; despite; when
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make merry; to be festive
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
correction; revision; amendment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
choice; selection; option
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)