anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
lying down; down!; lie down!
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
conference room; council room
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
court dress; full-dress uniform
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
one or two; a few; small number
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
finishing touches; last vital touch
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
evening; dusk; evening scene; evening landscape; light of the setting sun
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
second (time unit); assistant; helper; second
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
uniformity; balance (equilibrium) of power
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
surroundings; circumference
circular box; article for pawning
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
righteousness; justice; right