child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
blunder; slip; error; error
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to fall; to die; to be defeated
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
custom; practice; convention; precedent
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
with a thud; with a flump; with a crash; (falling) heavily
(one's) peers; people around one
drifting; drift; being adrift
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
reading matter; reading material
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish); deba knife
distant place; faraway location; far away
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
powerful family; powerful clan
among these; between these; of these
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
office and rank; an official rank
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun (one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
meritorious deed; services
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
government service; official position; civil service