brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to live through; to survive
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
interest; rights; concession
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
soul; spirit; divine spirit
controlling; suppressing; quelling
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
already; now; no longer; not any more
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
husband and wife; married couple
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
(political) power; authority; influence
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
desperately; for one's dear life
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
even though; despite; when
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout