education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
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)
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
journal; magazine; periodical
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
bragging of one's misfortune
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to tumble down; to roll down
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
opening ceremony (of the school term)
anything and everything; just about everything
though; notwithstanding; although
way out; means to escape; escape route
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
diagnosis; medical examination
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of