a cut above; one step above
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
long (time that has passed); old (story)
while alive; during one's lifetime
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
elegant; graceful; refined
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to put one's hand on; to touch
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
after childbirth; postpartum
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
undivided attention; concentration
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to search for; to seek for; to look for
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial