to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
condition of the common people
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
situation; state of things; current affairs
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
on the roof; court nobles
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
right (to do something); authority; power
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
three; three years of age
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
from the viewpoint of; according to
family; relatives; dependents; household