old character form; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
one's view of life and death; attitude toward living and dying
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to distort; to strain (an interpretation); to stretch (the meaning of a word)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
Maria Kannon; statue of the Virgin Mary disguised as a Buddhist Kannon statue, used by hidden Christians during the Edo period
change; transition; vicissitudes
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
separate; respective; different
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to set (citizens) to work; to employ (by force); to use
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
forgetting; lapse of memory
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
worthy of special mention
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
each and all; every single one; everybody