to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
that; the matter in question
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Japanese person; Japanese people
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
-less; lacking; non-existing
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to live through; to survive
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back