establishment; founding; organization; organisation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
tradition; legend; folklore
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
after school (at the end of the day)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read the situation; to sense the mood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
first generation; founder
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem