lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
spirit; heart; disposition
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
debut; initial stage appearance
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
end of a line (of writing); line break
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
department of Japanese literature
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
to take a picture; to take a photo
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on