to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
clear writing; specification
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
question; inquiry; enquiry
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to know (a person); to think
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
to rebuild; to reconstruct
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
discipline; training; teaching manners
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to have the privilege of doing
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
transcendency; detachment
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence