determination; resolution
to show up; to appear; to turn up
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
chance (of success); odds
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
attendance; presence; appearance
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
stomach ache; abdominal pain
still; even now; to this day
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
heir; inheritor; successor
don't worry about it; forget about it
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
history; pedigree; lineage
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to rebuild; to reconstruct
everything one does; whatever one does
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
image; figure; figure; form; image
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish