futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
decline of energy and vigour (vigor)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
dark (color); concentrated; thick
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
military general skilled at strategy
mountain chain; mountains
several times; a few times
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
red hair; (arch.) Westerner (esp. a Dutchman)
Christianity (in feudal Japan); Christian
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to put into writing; to write
one's later years; final years (in life)
finishing touches; last vital touch
(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.); nearly; almost; almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
(religious) denomination; sect