waterfall; (arch.) rapids
Western civilization; Western civilisation
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
greater than; greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
each (feudal) domain; each fief
great person; outstanding talent; hero
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
participation; joining; entry
to play a central role; to take a leading part
closing years of the Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration (1850s-1860s); Bakumatsu and Meiji Restoration
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
craving; longing; thirsting
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
righteousness; justice; right
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
blood vessel; blood relationship
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
duty; obligation; responsibility
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...