pride; boast; credit (to)
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
fidelity to one's principles
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
sincere; honest; faithful
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
courteous; decorous; polite
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
for the first time in one's life
various matters; everything
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
Shinkage-Ryu (style of Japanese fencing)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
at some point in the past; at some stage