the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
like; similar to; same as
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Kanbun era (1661.4.25-1673.9.21)
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be surprised; to be astonished
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
to serve; to work for; to attend
technical skill; ability; capacity
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
two (long cylindrical things)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
originally; by nature; from the start
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...