history of Japan; Japanese history
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
splendid horse; promoted bishop
first (of its kind) in Japan
company; corporation; workplace
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
club activities; extracurricular activities
adviser; advisor; consultant
about; concerning; related to; -ish
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
memory; sense; experience
thereupon; shortly thereafter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
national defence forces; national security forces
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
third day of the month; three days
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
that kind; competition; match
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item