to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
feudal retainer or warrior
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
ardent; passionate; vehement
freedom; liberty; independence
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
overthrow of the shogunate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
should; must; -able; probably; likely
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
coincident with; while; simultaneously
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
becoming a lordless samurai
decision; determination; resolution
of course; certainly; naturally
alone; by oneself; on one's own
determination; resolution