kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
genuine; authentic; true; real
foster father; adoptive father
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
various countries; various regions; various provinces
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
great person; outstanding talent; hero
to gather; to collect; to assemble
righteous indignation; patriotic lamentation; deploration
wherein; therein; thereinto
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
smoky; awkward; ill at ease