study; learning; tutorial
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
story; tale; talk; discussion
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
evening meal; supper; dinner
in its entirety; whole; wholly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that's right; yes; uh-huh
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Iwakura Tomomi (1825-1883)