handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
withdrawing from a castle
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
enrich the country, strengthen the army
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
capable; able; talented; promising
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
Ministry of Justice (in Tang dynasty China)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)