older sister; elder sister
(giving) instruction; initiation
in the following manner; as follows
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
society; the world; the times
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
otherwise; or else; if not
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
and so; therefore; for that reason
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
fresh verdure; new green leaves
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse