companion; follower; attendant; retinue
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to intervene; to stop (something)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
invisibly; secretly; privately
education; training; discipline
method of bringing up; method of raising
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
chief; main; principal; major
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
great person; eminent figure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
way of murdering; killing method; way of using a sword
music for strings; string music
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify