clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
individual; private person; personal; private
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
chamberlain; castle keeper
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
overthrow of the shogunate
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
several people; a few people
influence; clout; leverage
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
just because; even if; even though
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion