grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to give directions; to issue instructions
entreaty; supplication; petition
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
so; like this; in this way
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
history; pedigree; lineage
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
decline; fall; decay; withering
to continue (going along some trend)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
sword skills; swordsmanship
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
several times (as large, over)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
training (esp. in-service); induction course
in history; ever; historical