touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
business world; business circles; (the) industry
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
attractiveness; charm; amiability
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
revival; restoration; resuscitation
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
historical play; period drama
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
many; much; plenty; hardly
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
overthrow of the shogunate
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to be remembered; to go down in history
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
descendant; progeny; offspring
Ii Naosuke (1815-1860.3.24)
first generation; founder
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
Japanese history; history of Japan
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost