to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
everything; anything; nothing
story; tale; talk; discussion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
only; merely; but; no more than
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
beyond this point; from now on; after this
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
unheard-of; unprecedented
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
one's later years; final years (in life)
staying the night; lodging (at)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
business ability; business acumen