splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
body; physique; build; stature
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
coastal defense; coastal defence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just a minute; small quantity
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to ask; to enquire; to query
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
entreaty; appeal; petition
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case