violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919)
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
relative by marriage; affinity
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
reform; reformation; reorganization
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
garden lantern; hanging lantern
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
moderate; proper; just right
space; interval; space character; whitespace
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman