to be remembered; to go down in history
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
rule; reign; peaceful times
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
mutation; change; transition
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
generation; lifetime; age
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
several people; a few people
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky