to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
establishment (of a business); founding
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
competing; competition; auction
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
crisis; critical moment; critical time
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
special favour; special favor
opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
propagation; spreading out; extending
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
public servant; government official
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
faithfulness and purity; unswerving loyalty
it seems (to me); presumably; I think
subserviency to the stronger
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
support; supplement; help
trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other