low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
early (days); initial stage; initial
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
few decades; many decades; several decades
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
is something that; is that which
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
many; numerous; various; large number of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to paint (draw) a picture
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture