surroundings; environs; circumference
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
preliminary test or trial; tryout
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
in that manner; like that
higher rank; better position
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
pupil; disciple; follower
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
every place; various places