liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
almost every day; almost daily
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
arrogant; haughty; insolent
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
foreign enemy; outside invader
to be born; to come into the world
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
bedridden; confined to bed
influenced (by); under an influence
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
enemy territory; hostile place
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to take command; to give direction
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be