fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
(set of) facial features; looks
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to complete decisively; to do to completion
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
aggression; invasion; raid
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
military force; military strength
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace