means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
in succession; one by one
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
establishing oneself in life; success in life
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be prolonged; to drag on
several years; a few years
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
true to one's name; living up to one's name
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
very likely; very probable
education; training; discipline
very likely; very probable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
future prospects; promise
cost of one's food; one's board
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
instead; but (on the other hand)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous