to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
leading person; foremost figure
stranger; person from another place
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
full of troubles, difficulties
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
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)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
to throw away; to abandon
social; societal; societary
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
noted doctor; excellent physician
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
patient's condition; pathology
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
successive generations; successive emperors
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
custom; habit; customary practice
general classification; broad categorization
initiation into an art or discipline