innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
food and drink; eating and drinking
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
disliking people similar to oneself
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
matter of concern; matter of interest
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)