the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
diligent; absorbed (in something)
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
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
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
personage; person (deserving of respect)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
internal conditions; true state of affairs
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
sanity; consciousness; soberness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
commencing with; including
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation