memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
man; male; masculine gender
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
teacher; instructor; professor
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to go past; to pass; to pass by
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
the Emperor's person or presence
polite; respectful; reverent
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
originally; by nature; from the start
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop