table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
word; term; language; speech
handbook; manual; guide; primer
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning