training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
in person; personally; (do) oneself
heir; inheritor; successor
to temper thoroughly; to train well
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
to nip (something) in the bud
moral influence; moral education
absolute basics; very rudiments
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
diligent; hard-working; industrious
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
history of a nation; Japanese history
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
representative; exemplary; model
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
having a crush on someone
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
main temple; main building of a shrine; Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
vitality; energy; dynamism
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
temple elementary school (Edo period)
elementary education; primary education
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior