dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
military system; military organization; military organisation
exemplar; model; example; pattern
surmise; guess; inference
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
over-fond parent; doting parent
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
setting sail; departure (from a port)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
rare; extraordinary; singular
various fiefdoms; various domains
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
reinstatement; reappointment
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
office and rank; an official rank
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)