arm; skill; efforts; ability
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
to serve; to work for; to attend
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
reform; reformation; reorganization
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be full of pride; to be boastful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)