firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
brave warrior; hero; brave man
absolutely; positively; decidedly
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
practice; practising; training; discipline
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
stingy; cheap; very frugal
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
buying; purchasing; laying in
contract; compact; agreement
land survey; cadastral survey
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around