midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(penalty of) imprisonment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
first generation; founder
governor-general; governor; viceroy
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to hide; to keep to oneself
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
well-bred; of good upbringing
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)