hegemony; leadership; initiative
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
together; mutually; fellow
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
a cut above; one step above
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
long (time that has passed); old (story)
while alive; during one's lifetime
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
elegant; graceful; refined
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to put one's hand on; to touch
postpartum; after childbirth
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
undivided attention; concentration
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
100,000,000; one hundred million