comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
old road; ancient road; ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning
selfish; with disregard for order or rules; reckless; rash; loose; bawdy
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
pretension; conceit; hubris
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
because; for; the reason why is ...
heading; headline; index; headword
family name; professional name
married man or woman; housekeeping
nothing but; none other than
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
decline; fall; decay; withering
pitiable; pitiful; piteous; sorry; sad
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
cruel; merciless; pitiful; tragic; breaking a religious precept without shame
easily (beaten, destroyed, etc.); without difficulty; helplessly; without the least resistance