shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
power; authority; influence
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to teach; to take a teaching job
new building; annexe; annex
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
first (of its kind) in Japan
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
feudal retainer or warrior
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
at that time; in those days
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion