to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
inspiration; genius; super-human skill
entering a faith; joining a religion
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
presence (impressive quality)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
having said that; be that as it may
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
immersion; being absorbed in
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to own; to receive; to understand