dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
form of government; system of government; polity
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
together with; same; both; all; including ...
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
Europeanization; Europeanisation; Westernization; Westernisation
depravity; corruption; degradation
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake