natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
since when; from when; how long
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
this world; this life; world of the living
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
people; men and women; each person; everybody
although I say; although one might say; although called
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced