start; leaving; marching off
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
decision; judgment; resolution
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
research; study; investigation
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
overhear; happened to hear that
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
government official; public official
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Maki Izumi (1813.4.7-1864.8.22)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
party; set; gang; company; person
courage and resourcefulness
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise