attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
planning; project; plan; design
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
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)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
impossible to do (although wants to)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
flipper (of a marine mammal); swim fin; flipper; flipper (pinball); channel surfer
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command