how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
in order; in turn; one by one
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
order; sequence; procedure
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the one thing that is well-remembered
teaching methodology; pedagogy
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
progress; advance; improvement; development
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
educator; teacher; educationalist
Tsukahara Bokuden (1489-1571)
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
head; brains; intellect; understanding
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
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)
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
rationality; reasonableness
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)