conquest; subjugation; overcoming
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
tonsure; shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)
difference; disparity; gap
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to apologize; to apologise
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
that day; the very same day
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
3000; three thousand; many
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to have a talk; to tell a story
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care