oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
to take; to catch; to capture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to pile up; to accumulate
speculation; thinking; meditation
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
property; fortune; means; assets
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
morals; ethics; moral training
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
an idle brain is the devil's shop
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to rebuke; to scold harshly
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
disinheritance; disowning
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious