to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
preparation; arrangements
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
transactions; dealings; business
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
overthrow of the shogunate
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
work; business; company; study
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
modernization; modernisation
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)