recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
conciseness; brevity; simplification
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
like a decent person; human
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
having a wife; being married
restoration; revival; resurgence
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
traveling incognito; travelling incognito
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
stirring; rousing oneself
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
no matter how much time passes
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
financial power; financial means; wealth
diligent; absorbed (in something)
first-aid; emergency (aid)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
scintillating; extraordinarily excellent
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)