study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
about; on; regarding; per; for every
study of classical Japanese literature and culture; provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
place by the lamp; area under the lamp
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
process; course; mechanism
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
(artistic) accomplishments
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
collection of handwriting (usu. old); model; example
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
reality; actuality; hard fact
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to stop walking; to pause
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
foxhole; fox mound; fox earth
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
suddenly; all at once; flaring up (in anger); in a flare
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
fields (of rice and other crops)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
(suffering) damage; injury; harm