to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
chief; main; principal; major
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to begin; to set about; to start
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
prime of one's working life
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to care for someone; to look after someone
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
sincere; earnest; serious
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
troubled face; worried expression
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback