hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
artificial hill (in a garden)
one house; the same house
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
lecture attendance; auditing
to show up; to appear; to turn up
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
essential; important; crucial; vital; main