work; business; company; study
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
way of the sword; swordsmanship
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
educational institution; school; academy; campus
life; living; I; me; student
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
infancy; childhood; tender age
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
practice; practising; training; study
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
hard worker; hardworking person
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
match; game; bout; contest
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...