difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
mostly involve; principally involve
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
village school (esp. in Edo-era Japan, and ancient Korea and China)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
entering school; school attendance
pupil; student; schoolchild
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
traditional incense-smelling ceremony
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
night school; evening school; evening class; night study
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; talented; virtuous
paediatrician; pediatrician
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
year of a person's death; one's age at death
study of foreign languages; linguistics
notes; comment; remark; annotation
in parentheses; bracketed