to be born; to come into the world
to compete with; to vie for
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
rampancy; prevalence; domination
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
countenance; features; looks
small hill; low hill; hillock
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake