somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to face on; to look out on to
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper