various matters; everything
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
reading aloud; recitation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
(arch.) to match; (arch.) to equal; to catch up with; to overtake
feudal retainer or warrior
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
victory or defeat; match; contest; game