rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
master; teacher; stable master
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
educator; teacher; educationalist
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
participation; joining; entry; adherence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
house where one was born; one's parents' house
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
every year; yearly; annually
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member