to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
youngster; young and immature person
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
that is to say; so that means
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
coincident with; while; simultaneously
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
contest; comparison; competition
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
ruler and ruled; master and servant
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
small gathering; happy circle
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that