calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
samurai; warrior; military family
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
discipline; training; teaching manners
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
of course; certainly; naturally
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
paintings and calligraphic works
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
as a child; when one was a child
real thing; original; actual
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
now; the present time; just now; another; more
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex