family; members of a family
rational; logical; coherent
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
great man; hero; master mind
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
emphasizes direct object of action
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
stagnation; hindrance; delay
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to watch over; to watch attentively
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
as (for); for; in the capacity of
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
square; formal; prim; stuffy