to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
courteous reception; honorable treatment; honourable treatment
investment; contribution; financing
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
future years; in (one's) later years
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to follow another's example
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
(giving) instruction; initiation
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus