incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
though; notwithstanding; although
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
behind; in the rear; in back
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
insolent fellow; rude fellow
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing