(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
time; season; period; phase; stage
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
cultural assets; cultural property
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
race (of people); type of person
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
at that time; in those days
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
influence; clout; leverage
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
factory; plant; mill; workshop
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
scenery; scene; landscape
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)