to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
warming up sake; warmed sake
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
heir; inheritor; successor
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
in comparison to; rather than
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
good bye; I'm off; see you later
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
have a good day; take care; see you
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to live; to make a living; to get on with
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
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
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
unknown; obscure; insignificant
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point