to feel ashamed; to be abashed
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
cooperation; collaboration
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
sovereign power; the reins of government
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to arrive; to come to pass
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
understanding; comprehension
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
round of calls; tour of visitation
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
studies; schoolwork; classwork
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn