reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
cherish the memory of; yearn for
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...