general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
human; human-like; as a person
(written) work; book; writings
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
high; noble; refined; advanced
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sensibility (artistic, moral); (good) taste; sentiment
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
remark; statement; discourse
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Buddhist; researcher of Buddhism
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
student (esp. a university student)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(period of) a year; during an era
noted priest; celebrated priest
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
change; transition; vicissitudes
to watch over; to watch attentively
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
last days; the end; one's fate
the West; the Occident; Western countries
wise man; philosopher; sage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly