to escape from; to get out
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
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)
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
must-read (book); required reading
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
sincere; honest; faithful
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
direct connection; direct link
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
(military) unit flag; unit colors
(one) letter; (one) character
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pair; the two; both persons; both things
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
the same; the said; likewise
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
senior high school; high school
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
later on; eventually; afterwards
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)