rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
very important person; VIP
practice; practising; training; study
(not) so much; (not) that much
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
one day; (on) a certain day
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to accept; to receive; to agree
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
continuously; throughout; in succession