drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
coastal defense; coastal defence
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
study; research; investigation
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
translation into (classical) Chinese; translation into kanbun; kango translation; translation into Japanese using kanji
at once; immediately; right now
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
lightly; easily; carelessly
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to cast; to mint; to coin
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...