to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
permission; approval; authorization; license
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
direct connection; direct link
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(present) head of a family
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint