image; figure; figure; form; image
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to add (to); to add on; to append
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
in history; ever; historical
engraver; carver; sculptor
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
Seabold; Siebold ((Philipp Franz Balthasar von) Siebold, scientific explorer of Japan)
to sell off; to sell completely
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
at that time; in those days
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to be able to manage somehow or another
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
simply put; putting it simply; in short