details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dealing with; coping with
only recently; just of late
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to shake one's head (in denial)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
samurai; warrior; military family
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
infancy; childhood; tender age
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
retainer; vassal; servant
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming