to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
a posteriori; posteriority
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
most part; greater part; majority
coined word; coinage; neologism
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
Institute for the Study of Western Books (Edo period); Institute for the Investigation of Foreign Books
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
low rank; wickedness; vulgarity
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
unrest prevailing; turmoil reigning
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
great mountain; large mountain
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage