to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
finish; completion; the end
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
child prodigy; wonder child
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
gracious command or words
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
future years; in (one's) later years
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government; administration
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
tradition; legend; folklore
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
many samurai; many gentlefolk
high spirits; boastful talk
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
understanding based on experience
to be intimate with; to befriend