to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
remark; statement; discourse
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
formula; prescribed form; established formality
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
(piece of) writing in colloquial style; vulgar writing
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
method of writing; syntax
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
the style is the man; the style is the man himself
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
one's own work; making by oneself
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
general; popular; common; typical
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
returning to an eastern place (esp. from Kyoto to Tokyo)
government forces; loyalist army
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
terrified; horrified; panicked