to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
separation; farewell; parting
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
heir; inheritor; successor
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
biological parent; real parent
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
coordinator; coordinating role
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret