diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
personal affair; one's own affair
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
consequence; outcome; result; blame
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
future (usually near); prospects
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
results; record; grades; marks
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
important post; important office; key position
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
magistrate; shogunate administrator
stopping at; going no further than
generation; lifetime; age
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
system; institution; organization; organisation
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
reform; reformation; reorganization
while; even though; despite
level; standard; water level
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to continue to rain or snow