ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
the lower classes; the common people
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
troublesome; annoying; complicated
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
attendance; presence; appearance
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to become excited; to grow lively
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
otherwise; or else; if not
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
every martial art; all the martial arts
emotional strength; force of will
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
sense of uncertainty; lack of clarity; indecisiveness
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge