true character; true heart; true spirit
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to be on the brink of death
sick person; patient; invalid
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
rights and wrongs; the relative merits (of a case); propriety
blaming; criticizing; criticising
as (for); for; in the capacity of
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
rather; better; instead; if anything
piece; fragment; one (object)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
thus; in this way; like this
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
matter; thing; affair; circumstance