absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
world situation; world affairs
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
consideration; taking into account
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
religious organization; religious organisation
preference; priority; precedence
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
distributary; tributary; branched flow (river, current, etc.)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
etiquette; courtesy; manners
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
hostility; animosity; enmity
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
foster father; adoptive father
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
evil spirit (that can possess people)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order