(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
final; eventual; ultimate
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
master; teacher; stable master
while; during; while; although; all; both
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
three; three years of age
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
in accordance with; according to
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post