seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
another time; some other time
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to arrive home; to return
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to fall off; to tumble down
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to live through; to survive
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
one's later years; final years (in life)