professor; teaching; instruction
way; method; means; resource; course
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
poor result; bad record; failure
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to rebuke; to scold harshly
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
to slap; to strike; to spank
passion; temper; irritability
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
penalty; sentence; punishment
again and again; repeatedly
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
execution; punishment; spanking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with