several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
absolutely; positively; decidedly
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
disciple; pupil; follower
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
pupil; disciple; follower
neck; head; dismissal; discharge