(written) contract; agreement
(full) name; family name and given name
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
in one's own way or style
illiteracy; illiterate person; an illiterate
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
study of the English language as a means to acquire Western knowledge (esp. after the end of Japan's period of isolation); English literature; British studies
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
acquaintance; appreciative friend
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
instead; but (on the other hand)
willpower; energy; vitality
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to have a talk; to tell a story
starting point; point of departure
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant