look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
at that time; in those days
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
ardent; passionate; vehement
freedom; liberty; independence
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
changing the world; turning the tide; Kaiten; manned suicide torpedo used by the Japanese navy in WWII
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
overthrow of the shogunate
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
becoming a lordless samurai
decision; determination; resolution
of course; certainly; naturally
alone; by oneself; on one's own