operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
ill will; malice; evil intent
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
scene; sight; scenario; setting
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
just a minute; small quantity
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
overthrow of the shogunate
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to serve; to work for; to attend
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to discuss; to talk together
place; room; margin; scope
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
splendid horse; promoted bishop
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)