spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
original idea; originality
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
many; much; plenty; hardly
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
modernization; modernisation
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
a few seconds; several seconds
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
reaction; response; reaction
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
going through; going via; going by way of