comfort; consolation; diversion
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
until now; so far; up to the present
study; diligence; discount; reduction
bravery; courage; heroism
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to use; to make use of; to utilize
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
quotation; citation; reference
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
please; somehow or other; one way or another
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid