pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
to revere; to respect; to worship
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to leave; to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
Kido Takayoshi (1833.8.11-1877.5.26)
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
overthrow of the shogunate
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
on countless occasions; many a time
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful