used article; worn-out article; veteran; old-timer; long-established (way, method, etc.); old
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
professor; teaching; instruction
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
that kind; competition; match
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
something new (of poor quality)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be conspicuous; to stand out
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
major powers of the world; great powers
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
overthrow of the shogunate
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion