license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
acupuncture and moxibustion
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
several sheets (flat objects)
chronological order; time series
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
light blue; pale blue; aqua
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
reduction by half; halving
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
change; alteration; modification
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
(someone else's) daughter
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth