road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
late at night; at a late hour
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
chest (of a person's body); chest of drawers
to mistake (A for B); to misread
at a young age; while still young
what is called; what they call; so-called
to be full of pride; to be boastful
going to the United States
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
proud; having a prominent nose
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
family a woman has married into
great talents mature late
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
studying abroad; studying overseas
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to make a success in life
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get distracted; to jump off the track
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dead person; deceased person
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
remains; corpse; (dead) body