steamship; steamboat; steamer
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
letter explaining the reasons for cutting down an alleged villain; assassin's written vindication of his killing
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
declaration; statement; proclamation
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
genius; prodigy; natural gift
the West; the Occident; Western countries
various countries; various regions; various provinces
our country; our land; one's own country
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
casting; founding; minting
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
this for sure; certainly is
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
and so; therefore; for that reason
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
appointment; assignment; promotion
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to be injured; to sustain a wound
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight