duty; obligation; responsibility
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
here and there; in places
clergyman; churchman; clergy
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
exemplification; good example; case in point
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
time; season; period; phase; stage
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
preface; foreword; introduction
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to grow up; to become an adult
normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
training; drilling; strengthening
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood