to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
virtue; Meitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1390.3.26-1392.10.5); Meitoku era (of reunified Japan) (1392.10.5-1394.7.5)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
people; citizens; subjects; folk
several times; several degrees
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
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)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
this occasion; at this time; now
inner citadel; core; center; centre
member of shogun's council of elders
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper