training; drill; practice; discipline
studies; schoolwork; classwork
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
endless; boundless; everlasting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
poisoning; kill by poison
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regret; repentance; remorse
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to gather; to collect; to assemble
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific