activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
training room (hall); gymnasium
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
-less; lacking; non-existing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding