old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
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)
occasional; infrequent; rare
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
I appreciate your efforts
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to be called; to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...