here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
worldly affairs; ways of the world
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
barehanded; having no wealth or position to rely on (aside from one's own resourcefulness) (when embarking on something)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
loving home; happy home; newlyweds' home
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
body; group; party; company; troupe
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment