saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
review (of learned material); revision
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
continuously; throughout; in succession
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest; initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon); monk who conducts religious services
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
severe; strict; tough; hard
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
two (long cylindrical things)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
root; source; origin; cause
rare (or peculiar) animal
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
height (of body); stature
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
surname; family name; last name
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
a person without a single relative
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot