miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to call (someone) to you; to call together; to call to come
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
to throw on the fire; to burn
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to order; to command; to appoint
very; greatly; exceedingly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
induction; inductive reasoning
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
evening; early night hours
artificial hill (in a garden)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
front palanquin bearer; flunky; cat's-paw; tool
last line of a poem; finally
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
rich (design); beautiful; splendid
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing