instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
most difficult; next to impossible
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to speak ill of; to disparage
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
assumption of a suitable form (by a buddha or bodhisattva)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
generation; lifetime; age
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
that; the matter in question
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age