shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
Western food; Western-style food
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
Western clothing; Western binding
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
declaration of independence
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
vice-minister; undersecretary
both sides; two sides; double-sided
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction