feudal system of the shogunate and domains
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to gain fame; to make one's name
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
fifth day of the month; five days
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
want to ... do something; would like to ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising