visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
infant; baby; little child
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
master; teacher; stable master
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
leader; guide; mentor; coach
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
square formation (of troops); magic square
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
dead person; deceased person
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
first generation; founder
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Uranus (god); Uranus (planet)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
very interesting; of great interest
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
successive generations; successive emperors
practice; practising; training; study
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery