twentieth day of the month; twenty days
reading too much into (what ... says)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
solely; entirely; only; or
to shut in; to confine; to contain
wise man; philosopher; sage
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to succeed; to bear fruit
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
rational; logical; coherent
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
unexpectedly; surprisingly
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
small hill; low hill; hillock
dark reddish-brown; liver color
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
chalk (mineral); white wall
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street