force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
belief; faith; conviction
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
originally; by nature; from the start
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
until now; so far; up to the present
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
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)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
feminine; womanly; female
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture