to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
same generation; one's generation
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
protest; refutation; pleading
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
half the body; half length
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(large) house; residence; mansion
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
image; figure; figure; form; image
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
candy; sweet; confectionary
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
royal capital; imperial capital
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to play a leading role; to play a central part
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot