navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
after a long time; for the first time in a while
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
reaction; response; reaction
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
so; therefore; and; (and) then
boy; son; baby boy; young man
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
manly; masculine; like a man
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
something like ...; something called ...
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)