notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
opposite side; opposition
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
orphan; person without friends
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to revere; to respect; to worship
resignation; seventy years of age
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
otherwise; or else; if not
employer's house; master's house
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
reform; reformation; reorganization
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
our country; our land; one's own country
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution