purple willow; infirmity; delicate constitution
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
thereupon; shortly thereafter
giving lessons at pupils' homes; going to train in stable other than your own
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
decline; one's declining fortunes; decay
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
until now; so far; up to the present
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tenth day of the month; ten days
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what time; (lit.) which hour
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
river; stream; River; the ... river
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
weak constitution; ill health
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole