to learn something through hearing
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
alone; unaided; away from home
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
Son of God; child of an emperor
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
imperial princess; royal princess
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
accession to the throne; enthronement
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
serious error; gross mistake
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
group; bunch; crowd; group
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying