to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
myself; yourself; I; me; you
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
chance (of success); odds
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
entreaty; appeal; petition
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
military affairs; military people
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
wherein; therein; thereinto
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(present) head of a family
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
rating; classification; allocation; grading
written seal; stylized signature