teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
disciple; pupil; follower
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
another's parent; another's parents
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to say; to be called; to do
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
in this way; thus; such; uh...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
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
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation