to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Europe and America; the West
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
absorption; suction; attraction
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
way; method; means; resource; course
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
needlework; sewing; seamstress
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start