vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to move (house); to change residence
university student; college student
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
all present; all concerned; all of us
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
retainer; vassal; servant
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
vitality; (one's) life force
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately