best pupil; leading disciple
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
family; relatives; dependents; household
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
great swordsman; master fencer
doctrine that all phenomena are produced from consciousness (a central teaching of the Avatamska sutra); spiritualism
Ittō-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded during the early Edo period, from which many later schools branched
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
large container; person of great talent
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
polish (jewels); cultivation
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
manifestation (of a celestial being)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
the whole body; all one's (strength, anger, spirit, etc.)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing