fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
together with; same; both; all; including ...
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
application (of ointment, etc.)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
offering to the Buddha (often rice)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting