Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
giant star; great person; giant; superstar
so slight as to be all but non-existent
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
narrow; cramped; small-sized
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
in name only; titular; nominal
restoration; revival; resurgence
excessive praise; undeserved praise
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)