unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
majority group (party, faction)
university (college) professor
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
lacking a plan; haphazard
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
settlement; permanent residency
to loiter around; to wander about
dark elf (fictional race)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
custom; habit; customary practice
those present; attendance
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
delicious; appetizing; appetising
military force; military strength
retainer; attendant; escort
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
and (also); both ... and; as well as
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)