to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
professor; teaching; instruction
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
worldly affairs; ways of the world
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
common people; ordinary people; masses
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
security; stability; safety; peace
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
pride in one's strength or skill
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service