reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
bedside; near one's pillow
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
how many years; how long; what year
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
recuperation; medical treatment
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
comfort; consolation; diversion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
early (days); initial stage; initial
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
great difference; major mistake