association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
useless resistance; vain struggle
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
slowly and quietly; smoothly
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
the front of a building; facade
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
and yet; despite (all) that
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
to call out; to ask someone to come
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
Maki Izumi (1813.4.7-1864.8.22)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
Emperor Kōmei; Kōmei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
to succeed; to bear fruit
imperial decree; imperial edict
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary