founder of a religious sect
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
artificial hill (in a garden)
one house; the same house
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
lecture attendance; auditing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows