spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
in the end; at the end of the day
(one acting as a) foster parent
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
just because; even if; even though
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to become better; to improve
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
(medical) doctor; physician
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
way of the sword; swordsmanship
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
instead; but (on the other hand)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten