various fiefdoms; various domains
shaman (Okinawa, Amami); medium; exorcist
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
posterity; future generations
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to go along; to walk along; to follow
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
comments on current events; public sentiments of the day; current view; contemporary opinion
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
high; noble; refined; advanced
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
counter for generations; epoch
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to take the easy way out; to take the path of least resistance
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
academic traditions; academic school of thought; method of study
extensive knowledge; erudition
present-day people; people of this world
to be mixed in with; to blend with
life; living; I; me; student
to serve; to work for; to attend
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
tip of a brush or pen; (force of a) writing style
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...