major subject; special study
professor; teaching; instruction
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
early completion; maturing early; precocious
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reason; cause; circumstances
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
every place; various places
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
roaming; drifting about; wandering
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
writing a book; literary work
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
confusion; distraction; derangement
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
return; conclusion; reduction
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
one's early days; little while
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage