to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
production; output; turning out
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
Hishū (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
infancy; childhood; tender age
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
quite; utterly; really; completely
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
shallow view; superficial idea
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard