courteous; decorous; polite
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
by myself; in person; by oneself
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
the lower classes; the common people
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
landing; alighting; touch down
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)